[gps-talkusers] Re: What Side of the Street is a POI
- From: "George B" <gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 14:54:05 -0700
well i have to disagree with you, because if i go out on my street and start
headding west up my street the odd numdbers are on the right and the even
are on the left. this is the same through the entire county i live in.
i.e. i am on a street and all streets run east west with oddon the north
side and even on the south side.
avenues / blvds. etc run north south andall odd are on the west side and all
even are on the east side.
so in conclusion you need to know the area you are in.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dennis Schwendtner
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 12:58
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: What Side of the Street is a POI
>
> Odd numbers are usually always on the left if you are going up in
> numbers,
> and even numbers are on the right. So remember going up in numbers,,,
> even
> on the right and odd is on the left.
>
> BTW since I have change to the google maps, Seeing eye is now correct.
> Before with TomTom maps all addresses were on the left, no matter wich
> way I
> entered the street.
>
> Take care all!
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ari Moisio" <arimo@xxxxxx>
> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 11:28 AM
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: What Side of the Street is a POI
>
>
> > Hi
> >
> > Could you elaborate a bit? What if one does not know the destination
> area
> > street numbering?
> >
> > I made sometimes a address map by transferring the calculated address
> > point three meters off the centerline and suffixing the number with
> letter
> > to determine if the address is north, south, east or west side of the
> > road. map source and gps were both so accurate that one can really
> > disdinguish if the address was on current side of the road or at
> another
> > side.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > mr. M01510 & guide Loadstone-GPS
> > Lat: 62.38718, lon: 25.64672
> > hkp://wwwkeys.pgp.net B784D020
> > 0C1F 6A76 DC9D DD58 3383 8B5D 0E76 9600 B784 D02
> >
> >
> > Dennis Schwendtner kirjoitti
> >> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: What Side of the Street is a POI
> >> Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 10:30:37 -0700
> >> From: Dennis Schwendtner <dennis@xxxxxxxx>
> >> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >> If you know the address, you should already know wich side of the
> street
> >> the poi is on.
> >>
> >> Dennis
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "George B" <gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 10:13 AM
> >> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: What Side of the Street is a POI
> >>
> >>
> >>> why don't you give it a try and let us know...
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-
> >>>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sofia Gallo
> >>>> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 10:10
> >>>> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: What Side of the Street is a POI
> >>>>
> >>>> So if Google Maps knows what side of the street a POI is in and
> now we
> >>>> have the option of using Google Maps, do you think this new option
> >>>> will help in this regard?
> >>>>
> >>>> On 7/10/14, Sofia Gallo <sofiagallo13@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>> > I know the pattern in my city but I have to go to different
> places a
> >>>> lot
> >>>> > which is why I asked. As Taylor said, some apps know what side
> of the
> >>>> street
> >>>> > a place is so I just asked how this works with the app.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Obviously the app doesn't replace o and m skills or being aware
> of
> >>>> our
> >>>> > surroundings.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Sent from my iPhone
> >>>> >
> >>>> >> On Jul 10, 2014, at 11:03 PM, "M. Taylor" <mktay@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Hello George and All,
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Is it true that Seeing Eye does not know what side of the
> street a
> >>>> POI is
> >>>> >> located? I don't navigate to POIs very often choosing instead
> to
> >>>> have
> >>>> >> cross street names spoken as my primary navigational tool.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> However, when I use A T & T Navigator or the Google Maps app on
> my
> >>>> iPhone,
> >>>> >> it always tells me what side of the street the POI is located.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Perhaps I'm missing something here.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Mark
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> >> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George
> B
> >>>> >> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 7:37 PM
> >>>> >> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> >> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Using Seeing Eye GPS as a
> Pedestrian
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Also, all the address and pois come off the center line of the
> >>>> street so
> >>>> >> seeing eye does not get what side of the street the poi is on.
> Thus
> >>>> you
> >>>> >> need to understand the odd and even numbers of an address and
> then
> >>>> you
> >>>> >> will know what side of the street you need to be on. Come on
> now
> >>>> folks
> >>>> >> how would you figer it out if you would were using a stick and
> or
> >>>> guide
> >>>> >> dog
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> >> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Holmes,
> >>>> Nicole
> >>>> >> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 19:30
> >>>> >> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> >> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Using Seeing Eye GPS as a
> Pedestrian
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Hi Sofia and all,
> >>>> >> It is important to be one step ahead of your GPS and to check
> the
> >>>> route
> >>>> >> details.
> >>>> >> That is, you should be aware of the turn you need to make
> following
> >>>> the
> >>>> >> one your GPS has told you about in order to determine whether
> or not
> >>>> to
> >>>> >> cross at the upcoming intersection. For instance, if the GPS
> asks
> >>>> you to
> >>>> >> turn left onto "x" street, you should check whether the turn
> onto
> >>>> "y"
> >>>> >> street is left or right. If it is a left turn then you do not
> need
> >>>> to
> >>>> >> cross, but if it is right then you need to consider crossing.
> >>>> Obviously
> >>>> >> you would then use your O and M skills to determine the most
> >>>> appropriate
> >>>> >> place to cross the street.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Regards,
> >>>> >> Nicole
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> ________________________________________
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Nicole Holmes | Access and Technology Officer | Guide Dogs
> NSW/ACT
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> 2-4 Thomas Street, Chatswood NSW 2067 | PO Box 1965, North
> Sydney
> >>>> NSW
> >>>> >> 2059
> >>>> >> p (02) 9412 9426 | f (02) 9412 9388 | e
> nholmes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> >> www.guidedogs.com.au
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Through Mobility Comes Independence
> >>>> >>
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> >>>> >> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> >> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> >> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sofia
> Gallo
> >>>> >> Sent: Friday, 11 July 2014 12:12 PM
> >>>> >> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> >> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Using Seeing Eye GPS as a
> Pedestrian
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> I did notice some of the routes had a lot of turns, but that
> doesn't
> >>>> >> bother me.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> I have had trouble figuring out if I should turn before or
> after
> >>>> crossing
> >>>> >> a street. For example, if the GPS says 'turn right on 74th
> street"
> >>>> in nyc,
> >>>> >> you couldd turn on that street and then cross or you could
> cross
> >>>> thann
> >>>> >> turn right. These are different sides of a block, vut the
> street
> >>>> mame is
> >>>> >> the same.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Any tips on how to deal with this? Has anyone else experienced
> this?
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> (i know GPS isn't perfect so this may be one of those times
> when
> >>>> making an
> >>>> >> educated guess may be the only optiom).
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>> On Jul 10, 2014, at 9:17 PM, "Armando Maldonado"
> >>>> >>> <armando.maldonado0767@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>> Well said Mike, it's always good to have both the new and the
> old
> >>>> >>> combined when it comes to travel. I try not to rely on such
> but
> >>>> whenever
> >>>> >>> I travel I would do the Virtual explore route and maybe turn
> on the
> >>>> GPS
> >>>> >>> if I feel I am lost, just for orientation purposes only.
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> >>> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> >>> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Michael
> >>>> May
> >>>> >>> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 6:13 PM
> >>>> >>> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> >>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Using Seeing Eye GPS as a
> Pedestrian
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>> Kelly,
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>> Here is how it works. The map data is structured such that
> each
> >>>> street is
> >>>> >>> classified by the map data provider such as residential,
> arterial,
> >>>> >>> highway and so forth. The route calculation then uses those
> >>>> >>> classifications to figure out pedestrian verses a vehicle
> route. I
> >>>> have
> >>>> >>> found situations where a route wasn't used as pedestrian
> because
> >>>> the road
> >>>> >>> was considered a highway, like highway 99, which would be a
> highway
> >>>> >>> outside of town but it is Main street in town and quite
> crossable.
> >>>> Other
> >>>> >>> times, the reverse is true.
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>> If you have any of the other Sendero products, you can see the
> >>>> >>> classification of every street. Sendero has no control over
> these
> >>>> >>> classifications. Hence all the disclaimers that tell you not
> to
> >>>> trust the
> >>>> >>> data or the GPS signals. Proceed with caution!
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>> There are stories about how someone drove their car into a
> river
> >>>> because
> >>>> >>> the GPS directed them that way. I hope most users are more
> >>>> skeptical than
> >>>> >>> that and use the technology with common sense.
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>> Mike
> >>>> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> >>> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> >>> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kelly
> >>>> Pierce
> >>>> >>> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 5:42 PM
> >>>> >>> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> >>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Using Seeing Eye GPS as a
> Pedestrian
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>> I'm glad this topic was raised. Living in a big city that
> strictly
> >>>> >>> follows a grid street design, I have noticed that the Seeing
> Eye
> >>>> GPS app
> >>>> >>> suggests pedestrian routes that an independent blind traveler
> would
> >>>> never
> >>>> >>> take. It seems the Seeing Eye app offers the shortest route
> >>>> possible.
> >>>> >>> This often results in routes that take many turns or ones that
> >>>> require
> >>>> >>> the blind traveler crossing streets without traffic controlled
> >>>> >>> intersections. For example, I was walking from the Rockwell
> brown
> >>>> Line L
> >>>> >>> station in Chicago at 4648 N. Rockwell to the Lincoln Square
> >>>> location of
> >>>> >>> the Crossfit Defined gym at 2750 W.
> >>>> >>> Lawrence. The Seeing Eye app wanted me to go north to Leland,
> west
> >>>> to
> >>>> >>> Talman and then cross busy Lawrence. There is no traffic
> light at
> >>>> >>> Talman. Instead, I chose to go on Rockwell north to Lawrence
> and
> >>>> cross
> >>>> >>> at the traffic light and then go west to my address. The
> entire
> >>>> trip is
> >>>> >>> only three tenths of a mile.
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>> A similar situation happened this week when I wanted to travel
> from
> >>>> my
> >>>> >>> office at Washington and Dearborn in Chicago to the
> Industrious
> >>>> shared
> >>>> >>> work space at 320 W. Ohio. This is a distance of one mile.
> The
> >>>> >>> seeing Eye app told me to go north on Dearborn to Wacker
> Drive, go
> >>>> one
> >>>> >>> block west to Clark street then go north to Hubbard Street. On
> >>>> >>> Hubbard, I would walk just a few hundred feet to Wells Street.
> >>>> Then,
> >>>> >>> the app wanted me to go north on Wells Street and then to take
> a
> >>>> left
> >>>> >>> turn on Grand Avenue. I then needed to take a right turn when
> I
> >>>> >>> reached Franklin Street so I was going north again. Then only
> >>>> after
> >>>> >>> 290 feet, I finally turn left going west on Ohio street to my
> >>>> address.
> >>>> >>> An independent blind traveler would simply go north on
> Dearborn or
> >>>> Clark
> >>>> >>> to Ohio and then west to the address.
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>> These routes were created using Tom tom maps. It is perplexing
> to
> >>>> me why
> >>>> >>> a travel aid for the blind would create such complex
> pedestrian
> >>>> routes
> >>>> >>> going short distances. There are full sidewalks on Rockwell
> and all
> >>>> the
> >>>> >>> way up Dearborn and Clark streets. The many turns and
> avoidance of
> >>>> >>> traffic lights does not make sense. With Apple maps, the end
> user
> >>>> is
> >>>> >>> often given three choices of routes to take, each with a
> different
> >>>> set of
> >>>> >>> priorities. One route may favor major streets.
> >>>> >>> Another may have the shortest distance or travel time. Another
> may
> >>>> offer
> >>>> >>> the fewest turns. With the Seeing Eye, GPS the end user has no
> >>>> choice.
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>> Kelly
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>>> On 7/8/14, Sofia Gallo <sofiagallo13@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>> >>>> So I've noticed that most of the threads discuss using GPS
> while
> >>>> in a
> >>>> >>>> car or paratransit service, so I figured I would start a
> >>>> discussion
> >>>> >>>> for those who use the app mostly for walking routes.
> >>>> >>>>
> >>>> >>>> Any experiences, tips or suggestions to share?
> >>>> >>>>
> >>>> >>>> I recently started using the app in NYC, and it is extremely
> >>>> >>>> accurate, even with the tall buildings.
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