Hi, GPS accuracy is less of a factor on this than is your orientation of the phone. Blind Square is not designed to be in your pocket. The top of the phone needs to be pointed in the direction you are walking for best results. Your current location is GPS, and your point of interest is GPS, but there is no way to give you a direction relative to the clock unless your getting a valid compass reading. This is why keeping it in your pocket is prone to errors. Just think about it. If you stand still, and rotate your phone in a circle, you will get different values for your target. It will walk around the clock as you turn you phone. So, if you rely on that feature, you must point your phone in the direction your facing. All you pocket people are prone to all sorts of errors in this case.
Eileen's solution to have it report ordinal compass values is possible with just two GPS coordinates, but it's up to you to know what direction your are facing on the compass. Sometimes, GPS apps can extrapolate a direction based on your walking progress, but again, this is less accurate than a direct compass reading. I won't go into the math here. Regardless, I think Blind Square doesn't support this calculation. Best. --k Faith doesn't give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the questions. On Jun 17, 2014, at 5:21 PM, Blind Treasures <blindtreasu...@comcast.net> wrote: > I've recently moved into a new home in which there is a shopping center in > close walking distance so trying to utilize blind square to help me identify > what stores are in the shopping center. Right now I have blind square set to > announce directions via degree but it seems to be giving directions > backwards. It will announce that a store is to the right when it is really > to the left. I've tried placing the phone in my pocket facing different > directions but doesn't seem to make a difference. Can someone who has used > blind square more give me some suggestions? > Lastly, does blind square seem to notify you more accurately when a > destination is set as a favorite or if you search for a place and then start > tracking it, or does it make a difference? Hope all this makes scence and > someone can give me some tips. > > "I'd rather be infected with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than > live a hundred years smothered by a lie."--Lena Haloway > > Blind Treasures > sa...@blindtreasures.com > PH: 804-726-8900 > Web: www.blindtreasures.com > > > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
