[gps-talkusers] Re: Seeing Eye GPS Issues
- From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco@xxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:29:41 -0700
But even extending the threshold to 25 mph would probably work 90% of
the time on a city bus.
Andy
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According to a sighted driver, above 30 to 35 mph the blindsquare
intersections were lagging behind. It was on an LTE connection.
On 7/15/2013 4:28 PM, Baracco, Andrew W wrote:
> Used Blind Square in the same area in downtown Columbus, and it worked
> flawlessly. Haven't tried it recently in a vehicle.
>
> Andy
>
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>
> Did you compare, on same location, how BlindSquare announced
> intersections, both walking and in a vehicle? Version 1.43 can do it
on
> very high speed, estimating your location "in future" to have all data
> ready to be announced.
>
> On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 8:35 PM, Baracco, Andrew W
> <Andrew.Baracco@xxxxxx <mailto:Andrew.Baracco@xxxxxx>> wrote:
>
> I downloaded and installed this app shortly before leaving for the ACB
> convention in Columbus OH, which I thought would be a great
opportunity
> to test the app in an unfamiliar environment. Like many, I was first
> confused when the app was a free download, but had no functionality
> until you purchased a subscription. I was surprised, because even if
you
> buy a car, you have a chance to test drive it.
>
> That being as it may, I couldn't wait to put it through its paces in
> Ohio. My first disappointment came when I discovered that it would
not
> announce intersections if you are traveling in a vehicle. I was so
used
> to this functionality in the Trekker, and I believe that it worked on
> the Braillenote devices as well. I found a button that I thought
would
> allow for adjustment of this parameter, but tapping it did nothing.
>
> I also did a fair amount of walking in downtown Columbus, and was
> disappointed there as well. There was a significant lag in
performance,
> I. e. intersections and POI's would be announced long after I passed
> them. Thank God I was walking with a sighted person. I was also
> disappointed that the app relies exclusively on Voiceover, which is
> often hard to understand in a noisy environment. Blind Square, and
apps
> like Navigon and Tom Tom offer additional voices. I think that for the
> price, having a HQ voice isn't asking too much. I would also like to
> have some control over the speed threshold for announcing
intersections,
> just like you can for POI's. I understand that this is a 1.0 release,
> but perhaps there should have been a discount for those who purchase
the
> initial product.
>
> Andy
>
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