Hello, What3Words isn't really accessible for VO users. It has a lot of unlabeled buttons and a few other places that don't appear to be accessible. Just for the heck of it, I gave it a try and promptly removed it.
Danny > On Sep 16, 2019, at 8:01 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Sandy, > > The fact that What3Words uses 5 foot squares does not mean you get that > accuracy from your iPhone. I don’t think I have seen anything better than 3 > metres which is about 10 feet. When I had my iPhone 4S in 2011 I at one point > bought a Garmin GPS receiver which was supposed to be better and even then 3 > metres was the best I ever got under open skies. In cities between tall > buildings, under heavy cloud cover or under trees it maybe less and inside > buildings it is most likely even worse. It is my understanding that this also > is not because GPS isn’t capable of better accuracy but because the GPS > system is owned by the US military and they deliberately factor in a small > amount of inaccuracy for tactical reasons I assume. > Glonas which is the Russian satellite network and which the iPhone also uses > I assume is no different, but utilizing both systems does help in terms of > how many satellites the receiver can lock on to and this in turn provides a > better and more reliable signal.. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 1:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Lazarillo or BlindSquare > > Just a thought here, > > There is an app called "what3words" which is free and boasts a 5 foot gps > accuracy. It labels the whole of the land surface of the world, generates via > computer, three words, rather than numbers, for every 3 metre square, or 10 > foot square approx. It will link to BlindSquare and other gps apps, so, try > it, it might just give you that bit more fine tuning. > > Good luck with the cake delivery! Sandy. t b > > Sent from The dark side of the moon > > On 15 Sep 2019, at 18:55, 'Karen Delzer' via VIPhone > <[email protected]> wrote: > > and it begs a question here, because we both have Blind Square and like it. > We live in a mobile home park, and it's absolutely crazy-making finding our > way from point A to point Be in here. We wish to find an app that will allow > us to drop bread crumbs so we know absolutely where we are at every given > minute. It would be rather embarrassing to carry a cake to the wrong > neighbor, or appear somewhere we should not, all ready to swim. The > embarrassing scenario possibilities are endless. We've got lots of programs > on our phones, Curt has his Trek, but we haven't yet found just the right > thing. *sigh*( > > Karen > At 08:35 AM 9/15/2019, you wrote: > > Can you set up as a point of interest areas otherwise not found on the maps > in any of the free apps? Such as a specific building on a university campus ? > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 15, 2019, at 9:21 AM, Richard Turner < [email protected]> > wrote: > > > For those who do not want to pay $39.99 for Blind Square, take a look at the > free Lazarillo app. > It does not have the depth of features that Blind Square has; but it is a > good orientation app. > If you want a walking route, you can get that from within Lazarillo. > If you want a driving route, it can launch Google or Apple Maps I believe and > run in the background to tell you about streets or Points Of Interest. > I turn off explore mode when first launching or it continues to talk about > places around you which interrupts hearing what you want in learning the app. > > > Richard > > Always look out for #1, and be careful not to step in #2. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone 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 V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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