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 <[email protected]>: > > 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Pawel Masarczyk > Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 12:05 PM > To: [email protected] > 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 <mailto:[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> 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: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lars Billgren >> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 3:20 AM >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> 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: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] För >> Sieghard Weitzel >> Skickat: den 11 oktober 2015 09:00 >> Till: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> 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: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On >> Behalf Of Pawel Masarczyk >> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 1:03 PM >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> 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 >> <https://www.gofundme.com/loadstone-gps> >> >> You may consider backing this. >> >> kind regards >> >> Paweł >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone >> <http://groups.google.com/group/viphone>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - 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