Since were on the topic of GPS apps, I was curious about something. Does the seeing eye app also give information as to whether the area you were going to travel has sidewalks or does not have sidewalks? I recently moved to Wichita and am still learning the area. There are some spots which have no sidewalks. I know I can do these both with my guide dog and with my keen but I like to know when I'm encountering them first. As, areas with no sidewalks are not my favorite things to deal with. So I wasn't sure if that kind of information would be conveyed to me via the Seeing Eye app.
Kellie and guide Loki Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 25, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Mike Arrigo <[email protected]> wrote: > > I really blind square, it's a great app. The seeing eye GPS app is also > decent, though I wish it provided more information automatically without > having to touch the screen. If you are considering one or the other, I would > go with blind square. > Original message: >> I realize that this particular topic is so vast, due to the amount of >> available GPS apps, that we could probably have a separate mailing list >> just to discuss this one capability. I also realize that my questions >> could generate a variety of opinions but that's OK. >> So, here's the thing. I'm relatively new to the iPhone and started out >> in the world of GPS with the built-in Maps app, which I can use and, for >> the most part, which I like. I've also downloaded several free GPS apps >> that I'm in the process of evaluating and learning. One of the things >> that I really loved about Maps was that I could have it constantly speak >> my current location, which I found beneficial while on the train going >> to work. Given the capabilities of many of these free apps, are the >> specialized, blindness-specific GPS apps worth paying for? What >> benefits can we get with Seeing eye or Blindsquare? > >> -- >> David Goldfield, > > >> Founder and Peer Coordinator, >> Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired >> Feel free to visit my new Web site >> http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ > >> -- >> 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. The archives for this list >> can be searched at 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]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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. The archives for this list > can be searched at 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]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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. The archives for this list can be searched at 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
