SEVEN ACCESSIBLE GPS OPTIONS from the iPhone to the PC By: Mike May Sendero Group LLC 429 F Street, Suite 4 Davis, CA 95616 (530) 757-6810 www.SenderoGroup.com [email protected]
SEVEN ACCESSIBLE GPS OPTIONSfrom the iPhone to the PC
By: Mike May
Sendero Group LLC
429 F Street, Suite 4
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 757-6810
www.SenderoGroup.com
Importance of Location Information
• Cannot navigate by visually scanning environment
• Limited access to what is around you
• Dependant on others for directions or descriptions
Benefit of GPS and electronic maps
• Due to mainstream popularity, maps and millions of Points of Interest are in electronic format
• Access to information = Ability to independently navigate
• Ability to determine where you are, what is around you, and how to get to a destination.
With Sendero GPS, I am in control
Understanding GPS
• Average accuracy 9 m (30 ft) or 3 m (10 ft) with WAAS/EGNOS
• Need a clear view of sky: Generally does not work indoors, in tunnels, subways
• Triangulation: Need GPS from multiple directions. Decrease accuracy in urban canyons
• Follows Movement
After 10 years of accessible GPS, the question isn’t should I have GPS, but which GPS should I have.
Primary considerations when choosing a GPS system:
1. User Interface
Input – Braille, telephonic or QWERTY keyboard
Output – Speech and/or Braille
2. Price
3. Multifunctional
4. Portability
Accessible GPS Choices
Current Technologies: Sendero GPS
Sendero Group: BrailleNote
• Braille or QWERTY input
• Speech and/or Braille output
• Multifunctional
• $$$$
• 1.35 lbs. - 1.8 lbs
• 612 g – 812 g
Current Technologies: Sendero SDK
Sendero SDK (Software Developers Kit)
• Allows third party companies to take the Sendero core GPS engine and customize it to work on their machines, and tailor it to their customers.
• Three companies are already using the Sendero SDK to create their own GPS solution for Windows mobile devices, including smart phones.
Current Technologies: Mobile Geo
Code Factory: Windows Mobile-based Smart phones and Pocket PCs
• Telephonic or QWERTY input
• Speech output
• Multifunctional
• $$
• 0.30 lbs – 0.50 lbs
• 140 g – 250 g
Current Technologies: Sense Navigation
HIMS/GW Micro: Braille and Voice Sense
• Braille or QWERTY input
• Speech and/or Braille
• Multifunctional
• $$$$
• 0.58 lbs. – 2 lbs.
• 266 g – 914 g
Current Technologies: StreetTalk VIP
Freedom Scientific:
PacMate
• Braille or QWERTY input
• Speech and/or Braille
• Multifunctional
• $$$$
• 1.81 lbs – 4.18 lbs
• 820 g – 1,900 g
Current Technologies: Sendero GPS LookAround
Sendero Group: iPhoneAnnounces the nearest points of interest and your current location – no routing capabilities
• Touch Screen• Speech Output• Multifunctional• $• 0.29 lbs• 133 g
Current Technologies: Sendero Maps
Sendero Group: PC
• QWERTY input
• Speech and/or Braille output
• Multifunctional
• $
• Maps only no GPS
Humanware: Standalone • Other buttons
• Speech output
• GPS only
• $$
• 1.1 lbs
• 499 g
Current Technologies: Trekker Breeze
www.SenderoGroup.com
The future looks bright for accessible navigation, where ever life takes you