I sure wish there was a trial period of Navigon. I use Google Maps regularly and love it, but if I had a chance to use it for myself for a week or so I might be able to recommend it to some of my clients as an alternative.
DJ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 5:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Pre-Viewing Unfamiliar Locations Eric, Have you checked out the Sendero GPS app? I don't have it on my iPhone, but I do use Sendero GPS on a Braille notetaker. Depending on where you are located, your transit company might have their stops programmed in the google Transit database; Sendero has made many of those available. It will list every bus stop in the system with its location to within 20 feet. If that is not available, I make a private POI when I get off the bus at that stop. Then, when I leave my destination, I set that POI as my destination and can always get to within ten feet of the stop. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "SSEric" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 7:31 AM Subject: Pre-Viewing Unfamiliar Locations I wonder how you might have handled this situation. I was going for an appointment in an area and office building I have not been to before. I needed to transfer busses and then get off where I have not taken the bus before. I then had to find a stop when leaving the appointment. I have most of the usual navigational tools talked about here. I had two people look at my screens and use their own devices to try to help orient me to the situations, and we all came up way off. When I changed busses first, I needed to know where the next stop would be. Whether it was a simple pole or bench or shelter would have been most useful to know, too. Then, I needed to know which stop would be best so I could find a cross walk. I knew where the building I was going was, but how about where the door was in relationship to the street corner, parking lot etc. Coming home, I needed to know where the returning bus stop was and again, it would have been most helpful to know if it was a pole, bench or shelter. After a horrible experience getting to my appointment, I did call the transit service and asked if they could tell where my stop would be, etc. I don't know what tools they had, but I was told approximately where it was in relationship to a street crossing and that it was a shelter. Given those circumstances, can anyone think how I could have gotten that information on my own or how I could have had others find the information. Of course, I could simply call the transit company and hope they always can find the stop information, but I still would like to know the layout of buildings. I read things all the time about how people use maps and street views to tell virtually everything about locations, but it seems when I need that information I don't know how to find it or ask others to look for it. All ideas how you might handle these situations will be most appreciated. I should say I have very good cane skills and can generally orient myself to any situation. I would just like to be able to do so faster and easier using today's technologies, if possible. Eric -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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