Google Maps requires a data connection, no maps are downloaded to your device.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Terje Strømberg Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 4:04 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Terje Strømberg Subject: Re: Google Maps and V.O. vs Seeing Eye GPS Hi Maybe the other store the map on the iPhone and the other not. Seeing Eye is using a server and Navigon is storing the map on the iPhone. Wonder how Google Maps do it? If they store maps on the iPhone, it would be a great peace of free software. Take care 1. sep. 2013 kl. 15:21 skrev Joe <[email protected]>: > Is it true that the app can only use one map engine at a time, and if so, what are the pros and cons of each engine? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 1, 2013, at 2:55 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> One major difference between the Seeing Eye app and any other GPS app >> are blind specific features such as announcement of cross streets, >> the LookAround wand and description of intersections such as 4-way >> intersection with explanation of which roads you have and which direction they are going. >> If you simply want an app to use in a vehicle and to assist a driver >> then I think Navigon is still the way to go although maybe Google >> Maps will do the trick, I haven't tried it. >> >> As for the Seeing Eye app, it uses the MapQuest engine, but it uses >> map data from Navteq and Open Street Maps. Navteq is also used by Navigon and Garmin. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of [email protected] >> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 11:18 PM >> To: ViPhone >> Subject: Google Maps and V.O. vs Seeing Eye GPS >> >> I have been told that the latest version of Google Maps is quite >> Voice Over friendly. Also new features on Google Maps include turn by >> turn directions as well as POI etc. That the Google x Maps is totally >> free and is being constantly updated. >> How does this compare with other options like Seeing Eye GPS? Since >> this is about 70 dollars per year. Also this has data from MapQUEST >> which arguably may not be as good as that of Google Maps. >> Overall both have their pros and cons. Can anyone who has used both >> give their experience and comments? 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