I really like Near-by Explorer, but I don’t think it would be all that helpful 
in traversing a specific route which isn’t based on named roads (that is, I 
don’t think it can record “routes”).  Just like Blind Square, it could only 
record the end of the route and aim you at it.  Either of these could also 
allow you to record way points along your route, but you would have to remember 
to switch to the correct  next waypoint each time you arrived at one.  I 
believe Near-by Explorer is better at getting you to a point in that it allows 
you to use your phone as a “pointer”, and it will indicate to you when you have 
the end of your phone pointed directly at the desired point.

 

  I think Seeing Eye can record a route of waypoints  however.

 

 

Hth,

 

Chip

 

 

 

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
Robert Doc Wright
Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2017 2:30 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Another question about gps apps

 

To help her out she and her husband are moving to a new complex and are hoping 
to create a POI at the mailbox then set a gps app to plan a route to that poi.

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From: Richard Turner <mailto:[email protected]>  

To: [email protected] 

Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2017 1:38 PM

Subject: Re: Another question about gps apps

 

 

Blind Square is not strictly speaking a GPS app. It does not do turn-by-turn 
directions.

But, once you find the point of interest you want, Blind Square can launch 
Google maps, Apple Maps, or several paid GPS apps.

If all you want is the turn-by-turn directions, Google Maps does a fine job.

Richard

 


On Jul 8, 2017, at 12:54 PM, Lelia <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi all, so here is a question, I know with google maps you can get directions 
say from your place to a store or something like that.  Can you do the same 
with a GPS app like blindsquare? Say can you get directions from my house to a 
point of interest? Is there a GPS app that can do something like that? 

Thanks for any tips you can give. 

Lelia 

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