my comparison of Mobile Geo and Way finder Access

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From: "Charles LaPierre" <charles@senderogroup.com>
To: <gps-talkusers@freelists.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 11:04 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: my comparison of Mobile Geo and Way finder
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> Hi Mike,
> Great review.
>
> One thing I think you glossed over which is a very important feature
> Mobile Geo has that WayFinder doesn't have, is the ability in Virtual mode
> to explore the map. Yes you can see a view of what is around you in
> WayFinder in virtual mode and can use the cursor to visually move around
> the map and if you are lucky enough to land on a street it will announce
> it but for a blind user this is all but useless.
>
> In Mobile Geo you can actually navigate the streets in virtual mode as if
> you were a virtual car moving along the street getting automatic events
> like POIs you are passing, cities you are entering, etc. By pressing Home
> then use the arrow keys to navigate the map when you are in Virtual mode,
> you can move forward, turn left and right to go down streets and hear the
> intersections you are passing as if you were really there as well as
> distances between intersections so you get a sense of how long a block
> really is.
>
> This in my opinion is a huge feature and could be alone a product in
> itself as it can teach you about the streets and how they connect to each
> other and also help you build a mental cognitive map of your environment
> before you go out and explore it reality.
>
> Also when in virtual mode with Mobile Geo you can create a route from your
> virtual position to the destination you have set. I am not sure if you
> can do this with WayFinder or not.
>
> Thanks, and again great review Mike.
>
> Charles LaPierre
> CTO Sendero Group LLC