[gps-talkusers] Re: sing GPS with outdated maps
- From: Michael May <MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 22:29:41 -0700
Peggy,
In BrailleNote GPS version 1, we didn't have maps and could only use the
"getting warmer" method of navigating. In countries where we don't have
maps, this still comes in useful like our trip to Costa Rica last Christmas
and this August in Chile. It isn't as efficient as automatic routes of
course but it can work after some trial and error as you learned.
Mike
At 10:20 PM 6/18/2005, you wrote:
Hi, all. We're visiting my sister-in-law in Washington. She lives in a
new development in the city which isn't on the current GPS maps. I
labeled her house as a point of interest last night, even though the
streets in the area weren't recognized. Today my husband and I were out
and about, and when we were trying to get back to my sister-in-law's
house, I decided to try making a route. It didn't seem to be of any use,
but what did prove useful was marking my sister-in-law's house as a
destination, then checking the destination to see if we were getting
closer. My husband had to call his sister to get directions to get us
into the right area, but she had to hang up before we actually got
there. So I kept checking the destination when we were almost there. My
husband couldn't tell exactly where to turn, but by using the destination
command to check how far we were from it, I could tell him when he'd
apparently passed it, and eventually got him to turn on the right street
by telli
ng him we were getting closer to the destination. So even with its
outdated maps, there are a lot of ways to use GPS.
Peggy
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