A little explaining requested plus a rant about Loadstone was Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS

2015-10-12 Thread Krister Ekstrom 
Hey,
As i understand it and i could very well be wrong, thus my request for 
explanation, Loadstone has no maps or such by default, the user has to create 
the maps themselves. If so this is a great showstopper for me. I don’t want to 
draw the maps for the orientation tool to then follow because i as a totally 
blind person am unable to do that. All i want is to be informed of eventual 
POIs, intersections, get turn-by-turn instructions etc rather like gps apps are 
supposed to do. Recording alternate routes to those suggested by the gps app is 
a plus, but creating a whole map myself, no way Jose. In certain areas of the 
world such as the U.s or the UK there may be readymade maps but i doubt there 
are ready made maps for this little Swedish town i live in, that’s why i and 
Loadstone like apps aren’t friends but as i say if i have misunderstood 
something then feel free to tell me.
/Krister

> 11 okt. 2015 kl. 21:21 skrev Richard Turner :
> 
> MapQuest allows you to add stops to a route.
> Put in your destination, then find the Add Stop button, which says “pi add 
> stop” as it must have the “pi” symbol as part of the button label.
> Then, put in your next destination and Mapquest will sort them by distance, 
> but you can drag them to a different order if you wish.
> Then, double tap on Walking or
> Driving and then hit the Start button.
> There is also a list button so you can get step by step instructions on the 
> screen as well as spoken.
>  
> This is probably primarily a United States and possibly Canada app.  I’ve not 
> heard if it is used elsewhere.
>  
> But, these are based on locations ahead of time.  It sounds like My Way 
> Classic allows you to drop points as you go so you can do that same route 
> later.
>  
> Richard
>  
> Richard
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Pawel Masarczyk
> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 12:05 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started 
> on iOS
>  
> Hello Sieghart and Lars,
>  
> Unfortunately I can't answer your questions as I'm not in direct touch with 
> the developers and only saw the tweet.
>  
> Does My Way allow for creating routes from point A to B through C? I think 
> that was one of the features I heard was missing from most GPS apps available.
>  
> kind regards
>  
> Paweł
>> - Original Message -
>> From: Sieghard Weitzel 
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
>> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 4:52 PM
>> Subject: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started 
>> on iOS
>>  
>> I thought Loadstone also had maps and gave turn-by-turn directions.
>>  
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  
>> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lars Billgren
>> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 3:20 AM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
>> Subject: SV: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started 
>> on iOS
>>  
>> Hello!
>>  
>> You might also test MyWay Classic. I’m using it when I have to pass through 
>> a park or any place where there are no roads. . Just walk the route with a 
>> friend and shake the phone where you want your points. Save the route.  You 
>> can’t go wrong next time you are folling the raout. MyWay classic will give 
>> you info about direction  and distance to next point and it will vibrate 
>> when you point your phone in the right direction.
>>  
>> I think it’s close to what Loadstone was.
>>  
>> Regards
>> Lars Billgren Sweden
>>  
>>  
>> Från: viphone@googlegroups.com  
>> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com ] För 
>> Sieghard Weitzel
>> Skickat: den 11 oktober 2015 09:00
>> Till: viphone@googlegroups.com 
>> Ämne: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on 
>> iOS
>>  
>> Hi Paul,
>>  
>> Do you have any details about this? I followed your link to the GoFundMe 
>> website, but apart from the fact that they are looking to raise $2,000 and 
>> have raised $65 in the last 13 days there is no other information. I would 
>> have questions like this:
>>  
>> Is there an ending date by which the $2,000 have to be raised
>> If so and they are not reaching the $2,000 what happens to the donations 
>> that were made
>> If they do reach the $2,000, when do they expect to have this app ready?
>> How much do they think the app would cost and would it be a one-time 
>> purchase or would they require a subscription like Seeing-Eye GPS to keep it 
>> going?
>>  
>> I guess they are joining the iPhone bandwagon pretty late and it would be 
>> interesting to know how they think they can differentiate themselves from 
>> the Seeing-Eye GPS app which now has become much more complete since one can 
>> now have user

Re: A little explaining requested plus a rant about Loadstone was Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS

2015-10-12 Thread Paweł Masarczyk 
Hello everyone,

Thanks for the replies and explanations.

Krister, as far as I remember you're right, except local communities of users 
have created databases for a lot of areas of the world by converting the data 
of already existing projects, E.G. in Poland UMP (the Universal Map of Poland) 
was used for this purpose.

Someone on a Polish mailing list raised a point that Loadstone let you simply 
open the app and there you were with all your favourites loaded and time-based 
announcements on. Apparently Seeing Assistant Move is close to that approach 
but it requires some clicking and setup before you're ready to go.

Also Loadstone can give you some extra GPS info if you're geeky about that.

In any case this would be another GPS nav provided by people that were on the 
market before the touch era and their take at the app in this new world could 
be an interesting perspective.

kind regards

Paweł
  - Original Message - 
  From: Krister Ekstrom 
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 9:46 AM
  Subject: A little explaining requested plus a rant about Loadstone was Re: 
Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS


  Hey,
  As i understand it and i could very well be wrong, thus my request for 
explanation, Loadstone has no maps or such by default, the user has to create 
the maps themselves. If so this is a great showstopper for me. I don’t want to 
draw the maps for the orientation tool to then follow because i as a totally 
blind person am unable to do that. All i want is to be informed of eventual 
POIs, intersections, get turn-by-turn instructions etc rather like gps apps are 
supposed to do. Recording alternate routes to those suggested by the gps app is 
a plus, but creating a whole map myself, no way Jose. In certain areas of the 
world such as the U.s or the UK there may be readymade maps but i doubt there 
are ready made maps for this little Swedish town i live in, that’s why i and 
Loadstone like apps aren’t friends but as i say if i have misunderstood 
something then feel free to tell me.
  /Krister


11 okt. 2015 kl. 21:21 skrev Richard Turner :


MapQuest allows you to add stops to a route.
Put in your destination, then find the Add Stop button, which says “pi add 
stop” as it must have the “pi” symbol as part of the button label.
Then, put in your next destination and Mapquest will sort them by distance, 
but you can drag them to a different order if you wish.
Then, double tap on Walking or 
Driving and then hit the Start button.
There is also a list button so you can get step by step instructions on the 
screen as well as spoken.

This is probably primarily a United States and possibly Canada app.  I’ve 
not heard if it is used elsewhere.

But, these are based on locations ahead of time.  It sounds like My Way 
Classic allows you to drop points as you go so you can do that same route later.

Richard

Richard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Pawel Masarczyk
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 12:05 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started 
on iOS

Hello Sieghart and Lars,

Unfortunately I can't answer your questions as I'm not in direct touch with 
the developers and only saw the tweet.

Does My Way allow for creating routes from point A to B through C? I think 
that was one of the features I heard was missing from most GPS apps available.

kind regards

Paweł
  - Original Message - 
  From: Sieghard Weitzel 

  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 4:52 PM
  Subject: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app 
started on iOS

  I thought Loadstone also had maps and gave turn-by-turn directions.

  From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On 
Behalf Of Lars Billgren
  Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 3:20 AM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: SV: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app 
started on iOS

  Hello! 

  You might also test MyWay Classic. I’m using it when I have to pass 
through a park or any place where there are no roads. . Just walk the route 
with a friend and shake the phone where you want your points. Save the route.  
You can’t go wrong next time you are folling the raout. MyWay classic will give 
you info about direction  and distance to next point and it will vibrate when 
you point your phone in the right direction. 

  I think it’s close to what Loadstone was. 

  Regards 
  Lars Billgren Sweden 


  Från: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] För 
Sieghard Weitzel
  Skickat: den 11 oktober 2015 09:00
  Till: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Ämne: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app

RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS

2015-10-11 Thread Sieghard Weitzel 
Hi Paul,

 

Do you have any details about this? I followed your link to the GoFundMe 
website, but apart from the fact that they are looking to raise $2,000 and have 
raised $65 in the last 13 days there is no other information. I would have 
questions like this:

 

Is there an ending date by which the $2,000 have to be raised

If so and they are not reaching the $2,000 what happens to the donations that 
were made

If they do reach the $2,000, when do they expect to have this app ready?

How much do they think the app would cost and would it be a one-time purchase 
or would they require a subscription like Seeing-Eye GPS to keep it going?

 

I guess they are joining the iPhone bandwagon pretty late and it would be 
interesting to know how they think they can differentiate themselves from the 
Seeing-Eye GPS app which now has become much more complete since one can now 
have user POI’s. Then there is of course Blindsquare which does a very nice job 
for telling you where you are and really only lacks more detailed intersection 
information (probably something the will be added at some point) and 
turn-by-turn directions which to many users aren’t as important as getting 
feedback as to where one is one more familiar routes. Lastly of course there 
are apps like Apple Maps and Google Maps which are becoming more and more user 
friendly for visually impaired users as time goes by and which in connection 
with an app like Blindsquare offer a pretty good solution. One big point in 
favour of them of course is that we all know support for them will not go away 
or that the product becomes less useful because the developer runs out of money 
and can’t provide map or app updates.

 

 

Regards,

Sieghard

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Pawel Masarczyk
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 1:03 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS

 

Hello,

 

Just today I came across a tweet courtesy of Cool Blind Tech sharing it, where 
the creators of Loadstone GPS, a well-known Symbian navigation solution, are 
asking to support their Gofundme campaign to get the money needed to get the 
equipment and all other costs covered for the development of its iOS version. 
The fact it was the only place I heard it so far makes me wonder a little as I 
know this was an extremely popular application among Symbian users back when 
everybody had a Nokia.

 

Anyway, here is the link to the campaign's page with all explanations inside.

 

https://www.gofundme.com/loadstone-gps

 

You may consider backing this.

 

kind regards

 

Paweł

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RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS

2015-10-11 Thread Sieghard Weitzel 
I thought Loadstone also had maps and gave turn-by-turn directions.

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Lars Billgren
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 3:20 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: SV: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on 
iOS

 

Hello! 

 

You might also test MyWay Classic. I’m using it when I have to pass through a 
park or any place where there are no roads. . Just walk the route with a friend 
and shake the phone where you want your points. Save the route.  You can’t go 
wrong next time you are folling the raout. MyWay classic will give you info 
about direction  and distance to next point and it will vibrate when you point 
your phone in the right direction. 

 

I think it’s close to what Loadstone was. 

 

Regards 

Lars Billgren Sweden 

 

 

Från: viphone@googlegroups.com   
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] För Sieghard Weitzel
Skickat: den 11 oktober 2015 09:00
Till: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Ämne: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS

 

Hi Paul,

 

Do you have any details about this? I followed your link to the GoFundMe 
website, but apart from the fact that they are looking to raise $2,000 and have 
raised $65 in the last 13 days there is no other information. I would have 
questions like this:

 

Is there an ending date by which the $2,000 have to be raised

If so and they are not reaching the $2,000 what happens to the donations that 
were made

If they do reach the $2,000, when do they expect to have this app ready?

How much do they think the app would cost and would it be a one-time purchase 
or would they require a subscription like Seeing-Eye GPS to keep it going?

 

I guess they are joining the iPhone bandwagon pretty late and it would be 
interesting to know how they think they can differentiate themselves from the 
Seeing-Eye GPS app which now has become much more complete since one can now 
have user POI’s. Then there is of course Blindsquare which does a very nice job 
for telling you where you are and really only lacks more detailed intersection 
information (probably something the will be added at some point) and 
turn-by-turn directions which to many users aren’t as important as getting 
feedback as to where one is one more familiar routes. Lastly of course there 
are apps like Apple Maps and Google Maps which are becoming more and more user 
friendly for visually impaired users as time goes by and which in connection 
with an app like Blindsquare offer a pretty good solution. One big point in 
favour of them of course is that we all know support for them will not go away 
or that the product becomes less useful because the developer runs out of money 
and can’t provide map or app updates.

 

 

Regards,

Sieghard

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pawel Masarczyk
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 1:03 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS

 

Hello,

 

Just today I came across a tweet courtesy of Cool Blind Tech sharing it, where 
the creators of Loadstone GPS, a well-known Symbian navigation solution, are 
asking to support their Gofundme campaign to get the money needed to get the 
equipment and all other costs covered for the development of its iOS version. 
The fact it was the only place I heard it so far makes me wonder a little as I 
know this was an extremely popular application among Symbian users back when 
everybody had a Nokia.

 

Anyway, here is the link to the campaign's page with all explanations inside.

 

https://www.gofundme.com/loadstone-gps

 

You may consider backing this.

 

kind regards

 

Paweł

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Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS

2015-10-11 Thread Paweł Masarczyk 
Hello Sieghart and Lars,

Unfortunately I can't answer your questions as I'm not in direct touch with the 
developers and only saw the tweet.

Does My Way allow for creating routes from point A to B through C? I think that 
was one of the features I heard was missing from most GPS apps available.

kind regards

Paweł
  - Original Message - 
  From: Sieghard Weitzel 
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 4:52 PM
  Subject: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started 
on iOS


  I thought Loadstone also had maps and gave turn-by-turn directions.

   

  From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Lars Billgren
  Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 3:20 AM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: SV: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started 
on iOS

   

  Hello! 

   

  You might also test MyWay Classic. I’m using it when I have to pass through a 
park or any place where there are no roads. . Just walk the route with a friend 
and shake the phone where you want your points. Save the route.  You can’t go 
wrong next time you are folling the raout. MyWay classic will give you info 
about direction  and distance to next point and it will vibrate when you point 
your phone in the right direction. 

   

  I think it’s close to what Loadstone was. 

   

  Regards 

  Lars Billgren Sweden 

   

   

  Från: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] För Sieghard 
Weitzel
  Skickat: den 11 oktober 2015 09:00
  Till: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Ämne: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on 
iOS

   

  Hi Paul,

   

  Do you have any details about this? I followed your link to the GoFundMe 
website, but apart from the fact that they are looking to raise $2,000 and have 
raised $65 in the last 13 days there is no other information. I would have 
questions like this:

   

  Is there an ending date by which the $2,000 have to be raised

  If so and they are not reaching the $2,000 what happens to the donations that 
were made

  If they do reach the $2,000, when do they expect to have this app ready?

  How much do they think the app would cost and would it be a one-time purchase 
or would they require a subscription like Seeing-Eye GPS to keep it going?

   

  I guess they are joining the iPhone bandwagon pretty late and it would be 
interesting to know how they think they can differentiate themselves from the 
Seeing-Eye GPS app which now has become much more complete since one can now 
have user POI’s. Then there is of course Blindsquare which does a very nice job 
for telling you where you are and really only lacks more detailed intersection 
information (probably something the will be added at some point) and 
turn-by-turn directions which to many users aren’t as important as getting 
feedback as to where one is one more familiar routes. Lastly of course there 
are apps like Apple Maps and Google Maps which are becoming more and more user 
friendly for visually impaired users as time goes by and which in connection 
with an app like Blindsquare offer a pretty good solution. One big point in 
favour of them of course is that we all know support for them will not go away 
or that the product becomes less useful because the developer runs out of money 
and can’t provide map or app updates.

   

   

  Regards,

  Sieghard

   

  From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Pawel Masarczyk
  Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 1:03 PM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS

   

  Hello,

   

  Just today I came across a tweet courtesy of Cool Blind Tech sharing it, 
where the creators of Loadstone GPS, a well-known Symbian navigation solution, 
are asking to support their Gofundme campaign to get the money needed to get 
the equipment and all other costs covered for the development of its iOS 
version. The fact it was the only place I heard it so far makes me wonder a 
little as I know this was an extremely popular application among Symbian users 
back when everybody had a Nokia.

   

  Anyway, here is the link to the campaign's page with all explanations inside.

   

  https://www.gofundme.com/loadstone-gps

   

  You may consider backing this.

   

  kind regards

   

  Paweł

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RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS

2015-10-11 Thread Richard Turner 
MapQuest allows you to add stops to a route.

Put in your destination, then find the Add Stop button, which says “pi add 
stop” as it must have the “pi” symbol as part of the button label.

Then, put in your next destination and Mapquest will sort them by distance, but 
you can drag them to a different order if you wish.

Then, double tap on Walking or 

Driving and then hit the Start button.

There is also a list button so you can get step by step instructions on the 
screen as well as spoken.

 

This is probably primarily a United States and possibly Canada app.  I’ve not 
heard if it is used elsewhere.

 

But, these are based on locations ahead of time.  It sounds like My Way Classic 
allows you to drop points as you go so you can do that same route later.

 

Richard

 

Richard

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Pawel Masarczyk
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 12:05 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on 
iOS

 

Hello Sieghart and Lars,

 

Unfortunately I can't answer your questions as I'm not in direct touch with the 
developers and only saw the tweet.

 

Does My Way allow for creating routes from point A to B through C? I think that 
was one of the features I heard was missing from most GPS apps available.

 

kind regards

 

Paweł

- Original Message - 

From: Sieghard Weitzel   

To: viphone@googlegroups.com   

Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 4:52 PM

Subject: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on 
iOS

 

I thought Loadstone also had maps and gave turn-by-turn directions.

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lars Billgren
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 3:20 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: SV: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on 
iOS

 

Hello! 

 

You might also test MyWay Classic. I’m using it when I have to pass through a 
park or any place where there are no roads. . Just walk the route with a friend 
and shake the phone where you want your points. Save the route.  You can’t go 
wrong next time you are folling the raout. MyWay classic will give you info 
about direction  and distance to next point and it will vibrate when you point 
your phone in the right direction. 

 

I think it’s close to what Loadstone was. 

 

Regards 

Lars Billgren Sweden 

 

 

Från: viphone@googlegroups.com   
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] För Sieghard Weitzel
Skickat: den 11 oktober 2015 09:00
Till: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Ämne: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS

 

Hi Paul,

 

Do you have any details about this? I followed your link to the GoFundMe 
website, but apart from the fact that they are looking to raise $2,000 and have 
raised $65 in the last 13 days there is no other information. I would have 
questions like this:

 

Is there an ending date by which the $2,000 have to be raised

If so and they are not reaching the $2,000 what happens to the donations that 
were made

If they do reach the $2,000, when do they expect to have this app ready?

How much do they think the app would cost and would it be a one-time purchase 
or would they require a subscription like Seeing-Eye GPS to keep it going?

 

I guess they are joining the iPhone bandwagon pretty late and it would be 
interesting to know how they think they can differentiate themselves from the 
Seeing-Eye GPS app which now has become much more complete since one can now 
have user POI’s. Then there is of course Blindsquare which does a very nice job 
for telling you where you are and really only lacks more detailed intersection 
information (probably something the will be added at some point) and 
turn-by-turn directions which to many users aren’t as important as getting 
feedback as to where one is one more familiar routes. Lastly of course there 
are apps like Apple Maps and Google Maps which are becoming more and more user 
friendly for visually impaired users as time goes by and which in connection 
with an app like Blindsquare offer a pretty good solution. One big point in 
favour of them of course is that we all know support for them will not go away 
or that the product becomes less useful because the developer runs out of money 
and can’t provide map or app updates.

 

 

Regards,

Sieghard

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pawel Masarczyk
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 1:03 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS

 

Hello,

 

Just today I came across a tweet courtesy

Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS

2015-10-11 Thread Andy Baracco 
The Loadstone that ran on the old Nokia phones did have the ability to create 
routes.

Andy

From: Paweł Masarczyk 
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 12:04 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on 
iOS
Hello Sieghart and Lars,

Unfortunately I can't answer your questions as I'm not in direct touch with the 
developers and only saw the tweet.

Does My Way allow for creating routes from point A to B through C? I think that 
was one of the features I heard was missing from most GPS apps available.

kind regards

Paweł
  - Original Message - 
  From: Sieghard Weitzel 
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 4:52 PM
  Subject: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started 
on iOS

  I thought Loadstone also had maps and gave turn-by-turn directions.

   

  From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Lars Billgren
  Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 3:20 AM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: SV: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started 
on iOS

   

  Hello! 

   

  You might also test MyWay Classic. I’m using it when I have to pass through a 
park or any place where there are no roads. . Just walk the route with a friend 
and shake the phone where you want your points. Save the route.  You can’t go 
wrong next time you are folling the raout. MyWay classic will give you info 
about direction  and distance to next point and it will vibrate when you point 
your phone in the right direction. 

   

  I think it’s close to what Loadstone was. 

   

  Regards 

  Lars Billgren Sweden 

   

   

  Från: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] För Sieghard 
Weitzel
  Skickat: den 11 oktober 2015 09:00
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  Ämne: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on 
iOS

   

  Hi Paul,

   

  Do you have any details about this? I followed your link to the GoFundMe 
website, but apart from the fact that they are looking to raise $2,000 and have 
raised $65 in the last 13 days there is no other information. I would have 
questions like this:

   

  Is there an ending date by which the $2,000 have to be raised

  If so and they are not reaching the $2,000 what happens to the donations that 
were made

  If they do reach the $2,000, when do they expect to have this app ready?

  How much do they think the app would cost and would it be a one-time purchase 
or would they require a subscription like Seeing-Eye GPS to keep it going?

   

  I guess they are joining the iPhone bandwagon pretty late and it would be 
interesting to know how they think they can differentiate themselves from the 
Seeing-Eye GPS app which now has become much more complete since one can now 
have user POI’s. Then there is of course Blindsquare which does a very nice job 
for telling you where you are and really only lacks more detailed intersection 
information (probably something the will be added at some point) and 
turn-by-turn directions which to many users aren’t as important as getting 
feedback as to where one is one more familiar routes. Lastly of course there 
are apps like Apple Maps and Google Maps which are becoming more and more user 
friendly for visually impaired users as time goes by and which in connection 
with an app like Blindsquare offer a pretty good solution. One big point in 
favour of them of course is that we all know support for them will not go away 
or that the product becomes less useful because the developer runs out of money 
and can’t provide map or app updates.

   

   

  Regards,

  Sieghard

   

  From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Pawel Masarczyk
  Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 1:03 PM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS

   

  Hello,

   

  Just today I came across a tweet courtesy of Cool Blind Tech sharing it, 
where the creators of Loadstone GPS, a well-known Symbian navigation solution, 
are asking to support their Gofundme campaign to get the money needed to get 
the equipment and all other costs covered for the development of its iOS 
version. The fact it was the only place I heard it so far makes me wonder a 
little as I know this was an extremely popular application among Symbian users 
back when everybody had a Nokia.

   

  Anyway, here is the link to the campaign's page with all explanations inside.

   

  https://www.gofundme.com/loadstone-gps

   

  You may consider backing this.

   

  kind regards

   

  Paweł

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