[gps-talkusers] Re: London today
- From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco@xxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 09:28:11 -0700
i have seen the old GPS Talk and Atlas Speaks on some of the blind
oriented buy-sell-trade lists.
Andy
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[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of GianniP46
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 9:05 PM
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Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: London today
Does the GPS still run on the laptop? I think that it should just for
browsing places in virtual mode. or for folks that don't have Braille
notes.
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From: Michael May <mailto:mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 7:31 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] London today
I am in London for various meetings including a conference today
called PhoneAbility. The presenters were mostly university researchers
from Europe talking about their projects for ideal wayfinding. One
project for example is funded at a level of 16 million dollars. What
struck me was how stuck they are in the theoretical ideal as opposed to
practical reality. Is it better to wait forever to have perfect
accuracy, perfect maps, including sidewalks, or should we be taking
advantage of what is possible today to get 50% of wayfinding right?
Obviously, Sendero opts for the latter.
As the researchers were talking about their ideal scenarios and
how bad current systems were, I was thinking to myself, I just spent 4
days in Barcelona and Madrid, finding my way around independently. I
directed my driver to the meeting in London today through circuitous
streets. What the heck are they talking about?
Yes, the POI data is not great and yes, the GPS accuracy throws
off the streets sometimes. However, what we have today is light years
beyond what we had in 2000 when we launched our laptop version and the
progress will continue to improve accuracy and content. Many blind
people are getting around independently using the current technologies.
Mike
Michael G. May
CEO Sendero Group
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Tissot Silen-T tactile watch, and the ID Mate bar code reader
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