[gps-talkusers] Re: marking user pois
- From: "George B" <gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:57:13 -0700
Yes you need the receiver and software. You need to have a fix and a
location. Then when at the recycle ben, stand there and check to be sure you
have a good fix and location. Then do the point of intrrest steps to make it
a user point of intrest.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tina B.
> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 09:03
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] marking user pois
>
> Hi. This might be a dumb question, but does the receoiver have to be
> with
> you for marking user pois? I ask because they have put new recycle cans
> in
> the middle of one of our parking lots and I wanted to mark that but to
> go
> with someone first to find it so was thinking of not taking the
> receiver til
> I went later on my own.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Bosher" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 6:01 AM
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Africa trip and suggestion about countries
>
>
> > Hi Mike and All,
> >
> > Just a further thought on this: would it be feasible to have a
> simplified
> > world map as an overlay that is built into Sendero, so that
> regardless of
> > which maps you have, instead of 'position unknown' the software would
> > always know, in general terms, where you are, even over the Pacific
> Ocean,
> > English Channel, Bosnia, or wherever? This would be great for
> virtual
> > exploration too!
> >
> > Further fuel for the wish-list?
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >
> > At 06:39 PM 10/8/2008, you wrote:
> >>Peter,
> >>
> >>That is a wonderful report. I too have wished for that country
> reference.
> >>As you say, the cities don't have their country along with them so if
> you
> >>don't know what country your over, and don't recognize the city, you
> don't
> >>know the country.
> >>
> >>We will add this to our wish list. One thing is to simply have the
> country
> >>along with the city name. The bigger challenge is to know which
> country
> >>map you are over.
> >>
> >>Mike
> >>
> >>>Hi All,
> >>>
> >>>I'm just back from a trip to Ethiopia, where I was training in a
> music
> >>>school in Addis Ababa.
> >>>
> >>>Sendero was running for most of the flight out, and thanks to the
> >>>European and African city POIs it was truly fascinating to track the
> >>>flight east through France, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Bulgaria,
> then, I
> >>>think, south through Turkey, Greece, and then into North Africa.
> We
> >>>stopped in Amman, Jordan, where I found that we were 33 miles east
> of
> >>>Jericho, and about 45 from Jerusalem, where there were a whole bunch
> of
> >>>Mike's user POI foot-prints. It made the flight a thousand times
> more
> >>>interesting, but here's my suggestion.
> >>>
> >>>I had to guess the countries we were flying over by trying to find
> >>>familiar city names or just guessing from the language, but would it
> be
> >>>possible to have a built-in country reference, so that even if you
> don't
> >>>have the maps and POIs, you would always know which country you were
> >>>flying over, anywhere in the world?
> >>>
> >>>Of course it isn't a huge priority, but maybe Mike and Charles could
> >>>think about whether it's relatively easy to do?
> >>>
> >>>In any case, as ever, Way to go Sendero.
> >>>
> >>>Best,
> >>>
> >>>Peter
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>--
> >>>
> >>>*******
> >>>
> >>>Peter Bosher,
> >>>Email: peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>http://www.soundlinks.com/
> >>>Tel': (+44) (0) 1494 794 797
> >>>Fax: (+44) (0) 1494 583 146
> >>>snail://
> >>>SoundLinks Limited,
> >>>43 Broadlands Avenue,
> >>>Chesham,
> >>>Bucks.
> >>>HP5 1AL
> >>>England.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> 10/7/2008
> >>>6:40 PM
> >>
> >>
> >>Michael G. May
> >>
> >>CEO Sendero Group
> >>
> >>"The GPS company:" Featuring Sendero GPS on the BrailleNote as well
> as
> >>Sense Nav and the new Mobile Geo for Windows Mobile devices. Also
> >>distributing Trekker, Victor Stream, KNFB Mobile Reader, Talks,
> Mobile
> >>Speak, Tiger embossers, Miniguide and ID Mate
> >>
> >>Crashing Through, a book about Mike May, by Robert Kurson, available
> at
> >>http://www.CrashingThrough.com
> >>
> >>MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>http://www.SenderoGroup.com
> >>
> >>1-888-757-6810, Fax (530) 757-6830, Mobile (530) 304-0007
> >>Sendero Group, LLC
> >>429 F Street, Davis, CA 95616, USA
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > *******
> >
> > Peter Bosher,
> > Email: peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > http://www.soundlinks.com/
> > Tel': (+44) (0) 1494 794 797
> > Fax: (+44) (0) 1494 583 146
> > snail://
> > SoundLinks Limited,
> > 43 Broadlands Avenue,
> > Chesham,
> > Bucks.
> > HP5 1AL
> > England.
> >
> >
> >
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