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Hi Howard,
A few thoughts. I don't know how the PacMate would work but definitely the
VoiceNote with GPSNote and the Trekker would do the job from a blindness
standpoint. The Trekker is the cheapest solution at around $1600.
Some other considerations:
One possibility is at
http://www.advancednavigation.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_48&products_id=91
It is entirely a voice-input system, but I understand the developers haven't
updated the software as promised.
Another possibility is to look at the voice navigation system from
tomtom.com. I don't think it is voice input as the above system is, but it
does give voice instructions.
Finally, if the driver doesn't need turn-by-turn prompting, if your friend
calls 1-800-555-TELL and says "driving Directions," if he knows the starting
point and destination addresses, it will give turn-by-turn instructions such
as turn left on First street, go 1.6 miles to the I-216 ramp. Take I-216
for twenty-four miles to Exit 43.
Hth,
Steve, K8SP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 6:58 PM
Subject: gps
> Not admitedly ham radio, but I hope I can get help on this one. A
> friend of mine has a job, where he needs to drive around the state
> managing donation banks for his charity. He hires a driver, but can
> make this project much more efficient if he acts as the navigator
> using a GPS system. He would like to put in fourteen or more
> addresses, and have the GPS figure out the best route to get from
> home to them, and back home.
> 1. Has anybody done something like this with packmate or trecker?
> 2. Is their any usable standard GPS units that might do the job that
> a totally blind person can run?
> 3. Does anybody know where else I can go to find an answer to this
> type of question?
> 4. My friend doesn't do any real independant traveling on foot, so
> all of his GPS work will be done from with in a car.
> 5. Is their a web resource that might yield the same results for
> free? Hate to spend money where it is not necessary. I hate even
> more to see money spent where it won't allow the needed task to be
> performed.
>
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