Yes, you could do that. BlindSquare would give you a clock face, and how many feet you are from the point that you inserted. A better app for that, is called MyWay Classic. Here's a link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myway-classic/id494282724?mt=8 Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores. On Jul 2, 2013, at 11:19 AM, EricSS <sseri...@gmail.com> wrote: > Could you do this with BlindSquare? I was wondering the other day. Four > instance, could I mark a favorite bench in a park or the water fountain or > restroom facilities, etc. > > > > Eric > > On Jul 2, 2013, at 2:15 PM, Michael Malver <mmal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Does it have the ability to record a route that I walk? Sometimes, I have > sighted people show me the shortest way to get somewhere. This may not follow > traditional maps. It is a feature I have wanted, but haven't seen in GPS apps > for the blind who are using iPhones Jul 2, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Chuck Dean > <cadean...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Hi all, I took the Seeing Eye GPS app for a quick walk around my >> neighborhood to see how well it performed. I walked about one mile, and took >> a different route back. It worked well, although like most GPS apps it >> seemed to use a lot of battery, over twenty percent in the one mile walk. >> The interface of the app is simple and easy to understand. Entering an >> address is made easy because the state and city you are in are already >> entered, so only the address number and street need to be entered. If you >> are going to another city, however, you will need to change that field. I >> started by searching for a point of intrest and starting a route. The app >> uses voice over for most of the announcements, but does have another voice >> that chimes in occasionally. The directions were clear and given with ample >> lead time. As I approached intersections it would announce the street name >> and the intersection type, I. E. Fore way, and the street direction. Also, >> as I walked the app announced points of intrest as I passed by. >> On the way back, I tried the route to home option, which opened a drop down >> menu with various options including one that is poorly labeled. My wife told >> me it said multi modal, which voice over didn't understand, so I relabeled >> this button multi mode. >> Over all I think this is a great start, but there are a few things I'd like >> to see in the future. I'd like to see the ability to walk a virtual route, >> as I was able to do with my human ware Trekker.. >> After taxes the one year subscription cost over seventy five dollars. It >> sounds like a lot, but considering my old Trekker was fifteen hundred >> dollars seven years ago, it doesn't seem too expensive. >> If you figure it out, it comes to about twenty one cents a day for the one >> year subscription. 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