I must have typed in the wrong name. It could have been as simple as not capitolizing the E in explorer. When I checked, the proper app had been updated in February of this year. The cost is $109.95 I assume it works in Canada as when I attempted to purchase it, I did not recieve a message stating that it was only available in the U S and I must switch to a U S account before proceeding.
On 3/4/17, Jenine Stanley <[email protected]> wrote: > Nearby Explorer has only been available on iOS since September of 2016 and > has had several updates since launched. I can’t answer the question about > how well it works in Canada but it does take up over 4gb on your phone so if > space is a concern, it’s not the app for you. >> On Mar 4, 2017, at 4:20 PM, David and his growing pack of dogs. Benny, no >> longer with us his memory lives on through <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> When I made the inquiry about a GPS system, I meant is near by >> explorer available in Canada? Currently I am using Google maps with >> my IPhone 6S plus. My concern is, if near by explorer has had any >> updates since June of 2014 and, if downloaded, will I recieve the >> prompt that it may slow down my IPhone. I also have blind square but, >> found the voice of Google maps easier on the ears. My driver still >> does not like technology and prefers to go back to a fold out map to >> find a location. Jenine's post, interested me as we do most of our >> traveling via 8 passenger van. But, I don't want to get an app that is >> out of date. >> >> On 3/4/17, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Is Nearby Explorer selling in the UK now? Since I walk every where and >>> have >>> set routes, I don't really use a GPS solution these days so am not >>> relying >>> on any. If I need help with a new route, I have to call Guide dogs out >>> to >>> help me and my guide dog. >>>> On 3 Mar 2017, at 15:31, Harry Bell <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Jonathan >>>> Your post was so helpful! I have stressed a lot, trying to find out >>>> what >>>> I've been doing wrong to make one app or the other so inaccurate!! >>>> Perhaps >>>> I will be able to chill a bit more and wait for better satellites to >>>> provide gps here in the U.K.! >>>> So far BlindSquare seems slightly more accurate in announcing >>>> destinations >>>> than Nearby Explorer - and certainly better at searching for a pub or >>>> building which can then be found reliably. But that may just be >>>> Foursquare >>>> being more accurate than google places in York where I live in the U.K. >>>> Harry >>>> >>>> On 3 Mar 2017, at 14:02, Jonathan Cohn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Actually, I am nt sure the issues with accuracy in most cases is the >>>>> limits of the GPS receivers especially since iPhone's use WiFi as >>>>> additional triangulation information as much as the OI databases. >>>>> Since >>>>> POI databases seem to have street addresses rather than actual >>>>> lat/long >>>>> coordinates, and since the GIS databases often just give ranges of >>>>> addresses in a block there is a significant error rate. My parents >>>>> home >>>>> had the largest address on the block which ended in 32, but some GPS >>>>> systems suggested it was an address that ended in 52 and that the >>>>> address ending in 32 was 300 yards down the street. Google until last >>>>> year thought my house was around the corner on a differentt street. So >>>>> my >>>>> hope would be that the checkin process that Square requires would in >>>>> well >>>>> visited areas cause the database to be more accurate. >>>>> >>>>> I remember 5 years ago when I first got Sendaro on my Windows phone, >>>>> walking around in circles for 15 minutes because the restaurant I was >>>>> looking for was always 100 yards away. I tend to find that happens >>>>> less >>>>> often with my iPhone, if it brings me to the wrong address it pretty >>>>> much >>>>> insists on that location and does not wander around, except for when I >>>>> am >>>>> near a body of water. >>>>> >>>>> So the question to get back to the original subject is do people find >>>>> that they have less stress finding a location using one of the three >>>>> blind oriented iPhone solutions over using a more main stream product? >>>>> >>>>> Best wishes, >>>>> >>>>> Jonathan >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 2, 2017, at 2:01 AM, David Chittenden <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> No, the blindness specific apps are subject to the current >>>>>> limitations >>>>>> of GPS, just like the lower cost alternatives. That said, EU's GPS >>>>>> system will be coming online fairly soon. With both systems working >>>>>> in >>>>>> concert, expected GPS accuracy is predicted to significantly increase >>>>>> to >>>>>> an average of one metre, rather than the current best of three metres >>>>>> which is occasionally obtained from the US system on a perfect day. >>>>>> Note: inclimate weather will always significantly reduce GPS as long >>>>>> as >>>>>> current technologies are being used. This has to do with how radio >>>>>> waves >>>>>> and atmospheric conditions interact, amongst other factors. >>>>>> >>>>>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>>>>> Email: [email protected] >>>>>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2/03/2017, at 16:37, Jonathan C. Cohn <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have been putting off purchasing either of these apps. I was ready >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> purchase BlindSquared when Nearby Explorer was first demonstrated, >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> i have been debating if the bus time announcements were worth the >>>>>>> cost >>>>>>> of Nearby Explorer. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The major GPS issues i have with the low cost solutions I currently >>>>>>> use >>>>>>> is for the last few yards and i am not sure either of these Apps >>>>>>> will >>>>>>> help. Examples are is my bus stop here or at the next pole? Or when >>>>>>> there are six bus stops clustered near a train stop. Or thirdly >>>>>>> where >>>>>>> is the front of the building i just walked ten blocks to. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best wishes, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jonathan Cohn >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mar 1, 2017, at 4:15 PM, David Chittenden >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> For bus / train public transit, I very strongly encourage trying an >>>>>>>> app called moovit. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Moovit is the only public transit app I have used which >>>>>>>> automatically, >>>>>>>> and consistently, announces the stop where I need to get off the >>>>>>>> bus >>>>>>>> just before the stop. It gives a couple announcements, one from a >>>>>>>> couple hundred metres before (at the previous bus stop (so one can >>>>>>>> trigger the stop request signal), and one when it is time to get >>>>>>>> off >>>>>>>> the bus. These announcements occur when the live route tracking is >>>>>>>> active. The walking between bus stops, to the first bus stop, and >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> the final destination, is not very good for the blind pedestrian, >>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>> the actual bus and train travel announcements are better than any >>>>>>>> other app I have used. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Between bus stops, and to my destination, I usually use Apple Maps. >>>>>>>> My >>>>>>>> fiancé, on the other hand, prefers Google Maps. She is sighted, and >>>>>>>> finds its visual layout to be much more appealing. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Kind regards, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>>>>>>> Email: [email protected] >>>>>>>> Mobile: +61 488 988 936 >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 2/03/2017, at 03:40, Jenine Stanley <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Donna, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The answer to your question really depends on how you plan to use >>>>>>>>> GPS. When you travel, do you walk or mostly ride in vehicles? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If you walk, are you interested in planning routes to places or >>>>>>>>> just >>>>>>>>> hearing the street names as you go? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> When you ride, are you usually the navigator for a driver or are >>>>>>>>> you >>>>>>>>> taking public transit? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> both apps handle all of these tasks well but if you really want to >>>>>>>>> plan routes or look around easily virtually, I’d suggest spending >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> money on Nearby Explorer. It does take up over 4gb on the phone >>>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>>> maps are available when you don’t have coverage which is nice. If >>>>>>>>> you >>>>>>>>> ever worked with the Trekker in its original form, this app is as >>>>>>>>> close to its supreme functionality and easy learning curve as >>>>>>>>> anything I’ve seen. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> That said, if money is an issue and you just want to hear >>>>>>>>> intersecting streets and POIs, BlindSquare is great. It does much >>>>>>>>> more but is a bit more technical or involved in how it gets you >>>>>>>>> there. It does not do route planning in advance unless going >>>>>>>>> through >>>>>>>>> another app like Maps, Google Maps or Seeing eye GPS. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> As always, just my opinions here. Your mileage will no doubt vary. >>>>>>>>>> On Mar 1, 2017, at 8:12 AM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Now that we're moving back to a real city--at least relatively >>>>>>>>>> speaking--I'm thinking about using my phone a little more for GPS >>>>>>>>>> and related tasks. 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