[gps-talkusers] Re: Amazing Results and a Rather Startling Discovery About Intersection Announcements
- From: "M. Taylor" <mktay@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 23:52:48 -0700
Hello Ilkka,
For the record, when I switched my map settings to O S M, I received no
intersection announcements, anywhere. I even tried restarting the app after
a phone reboot to see if that would make a difference but, for the mile or
so I traveled, in a car, during the time when O S M was selected, no
intersections were spoken.
When I switched back to NavTech, non-route cross-street announcements
resumed, with the exception of my beloved Beach Boulevard, of course.
Mark
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ilkka Pirttimaa
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 1:16 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Amazing Results and a Rather Startling
Discovery About Intersection Announcements
I know more about OSM database. It seems, that in OSM long streets are
usually cut to shorter parts. My hypothesis suggest that maybe some roads
are not chopped this way and that would cause this problem... If it works
when route is planned and logging is possible only then, maybe Sendero /
Seeing eye developers needs to take a look what their mapping API returns
when querying street info of that area.
On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 11:00 PM, M. Taylor <mktay@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Ilkka,
Thats an interesting hypothesis except that the app appears to work
perfectly on Pacific Coast Highway also known as California Highway 1. PCH,
which is what the locals call it, runs from the Mexican border in San Diego
all the way up to Santa Barbara, a distance of about 250 miles. Again, the
entire street has thousands of cross streets with traffic lights. It could
be argued that California RT 1 or PCH goes all the way up to San Francisco a
distance of about 450 miles. Every test I've run on PCH has gone smoothly.
No, there's something about Beach Boulevard that sets it apart.
Thanks for chiming in on this.
Mark
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ilkka Pirttimaa
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 1:15 AM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Amazing Results and a Rather Startling
Discovery About Intersection Announcements
My guess what happens: Seeing Eye get's pieces of map around you. Since
Beach Boulevard is so long, it's "center" is outside of area that is sent to
Seeing Eye and street vector is not included. That's why you don't hear
intersections.
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 11:05 AM, M. Taylor <mktay@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Chris,
This sounds like a good idea.
Beach Blvd is at least 30 miles long and goes through at least 7 cities.
I'm assuming you mean simply create a route from any point along the
boulevard and travel along it for, say a couple of blocks? That is, simply
create a short route along Beach Boulevard?
I've never sent a route log, before, at least, not to my knowledge.
Can you please provide step-by-step instructions on how to do this.
I, of course, am referring to actually accessing and sending the log. I
know how to create a route.
Thank you,
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Grabowski
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 11:10 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Amazing Results and a Rather Startling
Discovery About Intersection Announcements
Hi,
Create a route and travel down beach blvd.
Then send the route logs. This way the devs can tell what is going on
and hopefully fix it.
On Sat, 31 Aug 2013 22:20:28 -0700
"M. Taylor" <mktay@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello Charles:
>
> I am sending this both to the list and to your direct email address in
> hopes that others may find it useful.
>
> Well, I've been using the Seeing Eye App for a few weeks now and I
> want to state that the app is amazing in its accuracy with regard to
> non-route intersection announcements with one exception that I will
> describe momentarily.
>
> Thanks to Sendero Group, there is finally an iOS app that I can
> wholeheartedly recommend to blind and low vision travelers. The last
> GPS App I trusted on a mobile device as a stand alone solution was
> Code Factory's Mobile Geo.
>
> I truly appreciate your efforts and applaud your success. Bravo!
>
> Now, to the one glitch I'm hoping can be addressed/fixed:
>
> Let me set the proverbial stage for you:
>
> 1.
> I launch the App on my iPHone 4 S running the latest version of iOS.
>
> 2.
> Under the General Settings, I have my map set to NavTech.
>
> 3.
> Under the Look Around Settings, I have Intersection Announcements set
> to Always.
>
> 4.
> I close the Settings and make sure that the Location Tab is selected.
>
> 5.
> The Look Around Wand is off.
>
> 6.
> I begin either walking or riding. With the exception of the largest
> street in Orange County, California, intersections are announced
> perfectly, as I approach them. It's as if I have my beloved Mobile
> Geo back. Code Factory would be proud. (Smile).
>
> The largest and most heavily traveled street in Huntington Beach,
> California and arguably in all of Orange County is Beach Blvd (CA-39)
> or California Highway 39.
>
> For whatever reason, when I travel down this street, intersections are
> not announced. When I turn off of Beach boulevard, low-and-behold,
> the app begins working again; that is to say, intersections are announced.
>
> I am truly baffled by this glitch. I fear that there could be other
> major thoroughfares in Los Angeles/Orange County that exhibit this
> problem but, so far, I have only seen this lack of functionality on Beach
Boulevard.
>
> And of course, as luck would have it, the street I live on, travel the
> most and need information about the most is, you guessed it, Beach
> Boulevard (Big, big smile).
>
> So, is there anything that can be done to fix this?
>
> Profoundly Perplexed and Most Sincerely,
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles LaPierre [mailto:charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 6:55 AM
> To: 'M. Taylor'
> Subject: RE: [gps-talkusers] Re: Another Question About Intersections
>
> Hello Mark.
> I assume when you go out, that you are walking correct?
> This is very strange, since you got the intersections initially it
> should be cached a mile around you so I don't know why the system
> wouldn't keep automatically announcing the intersections, unless the
> road you are on isn't spelled the same as one of the streets in the
intersection.
> Not quite sure on that yet, we will see what the logs say.
> Thanks.
>
>
> Charles LaPierre, CTO Sendero Group
> Developers of accessible GPS and distributors of technology for the
> blind
>
> Office Phone: 888-757-6810
> Email: Charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sendero web: http://www.senderogroup.com General GPS Web:
> http://www.AccessibleGPS.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of M. Taylor
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 10:39 PM
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Another Question About Intersections
>
> Hello Charles and thank you for the reply.
>
> I did as you said and pointed at an intersection while I was near my
> home Wifi. The app appeared to work but as I left the range of my
> WiFi, auto intersection announcements stopped, if they even worked in the
first place.
>
> If you think about it, there is no way I can move from one
> intersection to another and still be in range of my home Wifi.
>
> As you instructed, I submitted the route logs from the phone.
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles
> LaPierre
> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 9:16 PM
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Another Question About Intersections
>
> Hello Mark,
> It should work unless you have intersections turned off (which I doubt
> you have done). To check it would be under Lookaround and have
> Intersections turned on (Announce Under 15 MPH). The current software
> doesn't announce intersections above 15 MPH but this will change as
> Mike has stated in a future update.
>
> Mike experienced a similar problem with his iPhone 4S that
> intersections were not coming up, but when came back from the UK the
> intersections started working again for him. You may want to try to
> see if a wifi connection helps get your intersections working on your
> location screen. Just point the phone towards an intersection and
> after a few seconds the data should be downloaded from the server.
>
> If you still have issues please try sending us your logs with the
> title no intersections, and tell us also what iPhone and what iOS you are
running.
>
> Does anyone else have issues where they are not getting intersections
> at all?
> Thanks.
>
> Charles LaPierre, CTO Sendero Group
> Developers of accessible GPS and distributors of technology for the
> blind
>
> Office Phone: 888-757-6810
> Email: Charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sendero web: http://www.senderogroup.com General GPS Web:
> http://www.AccessibleGPS.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of M. Taylor
> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 3:23 PM
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Another Question About Intersections
>
> Hello Mike, et al,
>
> Thank you for the welcome.
>
> I set a route on the app yesterday and it performed marvelously.
>
> However, generally speaking, I don't use routes, opting instead to
> just launch the app and walk/ride.
>
> Am I correct in assuming that the app is supposed to announce upcoming
> intersections as I move along a street?
>
> Not to cast stones but this was the case in Mobile Geo and is the case
> on the Trekker Breeze.
>
> Try as I might, I cannot get the app to automatically announce
> upcoming intersections on my iPhone 4 S.
>
> If there are specific steps I need to take in order to get this to
> happen, please let me know.
>
> Presently, what I do is:
>
> 1.
> Launch the app.
>
> 2.
> Make sure the location tab is selected.
>
> Also, I have tried walking with the look-around wand both turned on
> and turned off with no difference in performance.
>
> Is there some area on the screen I'm supposed to activate in order to
> have auto intersection announcements?
>
> Thanks for any help on this.
>
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael May
> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 8:07 AM
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] intersections above 15 MPH
>
> Welcome Mark.
> Ok guys, we don't normally preannounce things but I can confidently
> say that the intersection announcement feature has been fixed above 15
> MPH. You additionally can set the limit at 40 MPH or always. Same for
> POIs. I tested it yesterday in a beta and it is working as expected.
>
> And no, I can't say yet when this version will be released. We hope
> quite soon.
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of M. Taylor
> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 1:16 PM
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] A New User and a Question
>
> Hello,
>
> This is Mark Taylor.
>
> I just purchased Seeing Eye GPS for my iPhone 4 S.
>
> I launched the program, configured the settings and took the app out
> for a test spin/walk.
>
> I did not set a route destination, I just started walking down the street.
> To my dismay, the app did not automatically announce upcoming
intersections.
>
>
> I live in southern California in a major city so I know the area is
> well mapped.
>
> Later, I got into a car and attempted to set the announce intersection
> option to something greater than 15 miles per hour but was unable to
> change it.
>
> Am I missing something?
>
> Any help on this will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Mark
>
> To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation
mode):
> http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm
>
> Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to
> gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.
>
> -----
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 2013.0.3349 / Virus Database: 3204/6516 - Release Date:
> 07/24/13
>
>
> To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation
mode):
> http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm
>
> Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to
> gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.
>
> To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation
mode):
> http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm
>
> Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to
> gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.
>
>
> To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation
mode):
> http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm
>
> Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to
> gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.
>
> To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation
mode):
> http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm
>
> Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to
> gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.
>
>
>
> To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation
mode):
> http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm
>
> Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to
gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.
--
Web sites:
http://www.mysticaccess.com
http://www.mysticaccesspodcast.com
Twitter: mysticaccess
To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode):
http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm
Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to
gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.
To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode):
http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm
Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to
gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.
To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode):
http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm
Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to
gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.
To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode):
http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm
Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to
gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.
Other related posts: