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> From: "Denny Huff" <de...@gatewayfortheblind.com>
> Date: December 11, 2013 at 7:06:26 PM EST
> To: "'IDevices Group'" <idevi...@gatewayfortheblind.com>
> Subject: [IDevices] {Disarmed} FW: Get Walking Directions in Maps for iPhone
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> I don’t know how well this works with voiceover but you might try it and let
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> Feed: OS X Daily
> Posted on: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 5:02 PM
> Author: Paul Horowitz
> Subject: Get Walking Directions in Maps for iPhone
>
> Many urbanites and city dwellers get about by walking, the oldest form of
> transportation in existence. If you’re one of us who often gets about a
> concrete jungle by propelling your legs in a forwardly direction, you’ll be
> pleased to know that the popular mapping applications in iOS have you
> covered. Both the default Maps app from Apple and Google Maps offer walking
> directions, though using each is slightly different.
>
> Set Walking Directions as Default in Apple Maps for iOS
>
> Notice this is “set” walking directions, because with Apple Maps you can set
> the default direction choice to be walking, which is excellent if you spend
> most of your time in a walkable downtown region.
>
> Open the “Settings” app and choose “Maps”
> Scroll down to “Preferred Directions” and tap on “Walking” to set foot
> traffic as your new default preference
> Exit out of Settings and go back to the Maps app for changes to take effect
>
>
> Directions will now be provided with a preference by foot travel, and it’s
> usually pretty good, providing sidewalk shortcuts and foot/bike overpasses
> when possible. For the most part, this is really best for a city, and it’s a
> largely fruitless endeavor beyond the obvious for smaller towns, which often
> set the walking directions as the same as driving directions.
>
> This can also be useful to toggle on for those visiting a downtown region for
> the day, say if you have a car parked in a garage and have spent the day
> walking around, since it can make the pin drop find-your-car trick more
> appropriate for getting back to the car by foot.
>
> Get Walking Directions in Google Maps for iOS
>
> Google Maps handles walking directions a bit different than Apple Maps, with
> no general default setting other than what you last used. This means if you
> last looked for driving directions, that will be your default, or if you last
> used walking, then foot travel would be the default. Anyway, using Google for
> walking directions is super simple:
>
> Open Google Maps and search for a destination, or tap and hold to drop a pin
> Tap the walking guy icon at the top of the screen to toggle walking
> directions on
> Now tap the desired route from the list to draw walking directions on the map
>
>
> Google Maps seems to have more walking data than Apple Maps, and you’ll
> sometimes get slightly different and often better walking directions for some
> locations, particularly smaller cities. Google also lets you drop a
> destination into the middle of nowhere, meaning no where near a road at all,
> and it will try it’s best to give you walking directions to get there – which
> can mean travel through parks, trails, walkways, and other corridors that may
> be otherwise not quite obvious.
>
> Even for driving I generally recommend having both Google Maps and Apple Maps
> installed on iPhones, since adding Google Maps doesn’t take up much space,
> and, let’s face it, it’s still more accurate for many places anyway. The
> accuracy gap is shrinking, but urban folks will still often be better served
> by Google Maps, and thus it really does deserve a place on the iPhone of
> anyone who plans on spending a lot of time walking about in a city, even if
> it’s just for vacation. Another helpful trick is to remember that many city
> streets are laid out on a grid, sometimes in obvious north/south/east/west
> fashion, which can makes reorienting the maps to be pointing north
> particularly helpful when walking around.
>
>
>
>
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