Hi: You can look up things like KFC and you can even create a rout designed for walker to that place you want to go. The only thing is you have to recognize that you may have to look around just a bit. In my travels I have found that generally it gets you close enough you will find it.
Terry Bray System Support Analyst Adaptive Technology Services - Strategy and Planning Desktop Planning & Design ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS, Technology & Solutions Phone 416-549-6190 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michele Thredgold Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 3:22 PM To: 'Braillenote List' Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Re: Wouldn't it be nice? Hi there. This shows how ignorant I am about the whole thing, grin. I stand corrected, grin. I would like to ask, however, if there is somewhere you have not been before but need to go to, if it would be possible to program the info in. Although I agree with the fact that GPS does not substitute good orientation and mobility, it may cut down on calling out instructors, particularly if you can get to a particular place or street using the unit but just need to put in the place you are going to and program in exactly where it is. Jus say you wanted to go to KFC on Fowles Street, a totally made up name and location just for the purpose of this email, you could locate Fowles Street or whatever street name it is, find your way there but then you would need to know where to go from there. It a unit could be designed where you key in how far along the street it is, would that be possible or again, would it rely on marking every building on maps. Sorry if I'm being unrealistic but this whole GPS thing is totally new to me so I don't know what to expect. When it came out, I was simply told that if I went to a strange place, I would be able to get around because of it. When you're all imagination but very little technical knowledge except for what you've learned by wrote, the sky's the limit, even if a human cannot fly without a plane. Cheers! Michele -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bray, Terry Sent: Friday, 24 March 2006 4:35 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Re: Wouldn't it be nice? Hi: They do not give you information like doors ect. You can find out what side of the street you need to go to but no details of the building. Actually this is quite unrealistic because you would have to send someone to every location to fill in such information. There is over 10000000 points of interest in the Us. Maps alone if you added all the rest of the info we might want the database would be so large you would need a powerful laptop just to accommodate it. The other problem is how do you decide what the user wants to know there could be multiple ways of getting to one place like a mall not all safe maybe only one rout is now you have to train the people your going to send there to think like a blind person does? Just for the record gps systems can get you close enough that it doesn't take much work to find what you want. Its also important to remember that locations are calculated by virtual position they don't actually send someone out to mark every house. Folks GPS is a tool that is extremely useful I have had one for years but isn't a substitute for mobility or thinking for that you need a machine that can think. Like all computers if you don't ask the right question your not going to get the right answer. Terry Bray System Support Analyst Adaptive Technology Services - Strategy and Planning Desktop Planning & Design ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS, Technology & Solutions Phone 416-549-6190 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rusty Perez Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 12:47 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: [Braillenote] Re: Wouldn't it be nice? Hi Michele, I am speculating here, but I do not believe that any gps system for the blind or otherwise will give you directions by land marks. I don't think that would be possible. GPS WORKS BY PINPOINTING YOUR POSITION WITH SATELITES. originally, as I understand it, this system was developed to be used by the military navigators. When the system began to be used by the public, they some how altered it so that it is not quite as accurate, but it still does not look down on you and actually see where you are. I believe that the system is accovate to within three yards. or meters. uyou've peaked my interest and this is something I'd l to know more about. I don't think that the blind systems do any better than giving you yards to the location, no info about the door or anything, but I could be wrong. On 3/20/06, Rusty Perez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, so besides several other things, I played around with the fm radio > on my newly upgraded mPower. > But tonight, on my way home from work, I got to wishing I could listen > to the news. > I wonder if it would be possible to have the mPower radio receive TV > stations? They're right around the fm radio band so one would think it > might be possible. :-) > > Rusty > > ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
