[gps-talkusers] Re: possible querk with seeing eye gps
- From: Tom Frank <vermonttom@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 20:23:45 -0400
Hello there,
Purely speculation, but a GPS app does not have every address in a database. It
calculates a street address by the street's start and end points. It then
follows the number rules, odd numbers on one side and even on the other side.
MaybeSE got the side of the street wrong, the street took a turn, or some other
oddity.
The bottom line is, as the warnings at the beginning of the app warn, use GPS
as a guide, only.
Remember, to err is human, it takes a computer to really mess things up.
Tom Frank
vermonttom@xxxxxxxxx
On Aug 25, 2013, at 11:52 AM, Sandy Finley <finleyknits@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yesterday we were going to ann unfamiliar place in the car. My husband's GPS
> told us the destination would be on the left; SE GPS said it was on the
> right. SE GPS was wrong. Up till then the directions for both were identical.
> Why would this be? Thanks.
>
> Sandy Finley
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On 25/08/2013, at 11:35 AM, "Dennis Schwendtner" <dennis@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi John,
>
> My IPhone with SE always says that all addresses are on the left. I agree
> with you, that there is a little clitch in the software. GRIN!
>
> I am sure Sendero will look at it. I use navigon and compare the roots as
> well.
>
> Do enjoy the look around and especially the cross streets named and the
> angles that are mentioned.
>
> Take care,
>
> Dennis
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "john farina" <farina1952@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 8:15 AM
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] possible querk with seeing eye gps
>
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Yesterday while on the way home from an event, I used the new version of
>> Seeing Eye gps to give me a vehicle route. I was not involved with
>> navigation so this was a good time to test things. Here is what I found that
>> I think is querky.
>>
>> To get to my house one needs to make a turn on to a one way street, always
>> from the West. This makes my house on the left because the odd numbers are
>> on the North side.
>>
>> The gps indicated the left turn (the only way we could go) but when
>> approaching the house it said "destination on right."
>>
>> If I did not know better I would be looking for it on the right.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> 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: