On Thu, 22 May 2008 12:27:08 +0200, Alexey Feldgendler
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Randall Munroe, the author of XKCD, suggests an excellent idea:
http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/05/20/gps-cyborg-implant/
Simply put, it's a GPS navigator that only repeatedly gives you the
direction towards the target (in “three o'clock” style) and the distance
to it, without using any maps at all. It probably won't help you in a
maze of twisty passages all alike, but should be good enough when
navigating in a city or suburb where roads are made to enable you to
reach places.
Stupid me. Should have done some research before posting. Of course, this
exists and has been done long before routed maps even appeared. Garmin
makes a range of those direction-only navigators, for example.
I've also found that I can turn my €500 device into a dumb direction-only
one with the right settings. :-) For anyone owning a Garmin nüvi 360 or
alike, that's Settings -> Map -> Map Info, uncheck every available map,
then Settings -> Map -> Map View = Track Up, then Settings -> Navigation
-> Route Preference = Off Road. This turns off map display and draws a
straight start-to-finish line instead of calculating a route. However,
voice prompts with bearing angles would still be nice.
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Alexey Feldgendler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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