WayFinder versus Sendaro

[Len Burns]

Let us at least be accurate.  I use WF access, and pay neither a
monthly nor annual fee.

-Len



On Wed, 16 Apr 2008, isaac obie wrote:

> Is it really? After a monthly fee of $20 or $30 you think it's 1/4th the
> cost in the long run? I believe there's an annual fee as well.
> Isaac
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> From: "Steve Vandecar" <cougars-den at charter.net>
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>> Wayfinder is also about one fourth the cost.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kane Brolin" <kbrolin65 at gmail.com>
>> To: "The Accessible Phones Discussion List"
>> <blindphones at mosenexplosion.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 2:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: WayFinder versus Sendaro
>>
>>
>>> On 4/16/08, isaac obie <iobie at gis.net> wrote:
>>>> Wayfinder comes from a phone company and it's instant! Sendero is on a
>>>> map ...
>>>
>>> In essence, this is correct.  After listening to a presentation given
>>> by the market development manager of HumanWare Canada, Sam Adler, I
>>> have a much greater appreciation of the differences between these
>>> models.  And the map-based Sendero model actually is not bad.  It's a
>>> solution I probably will be going with in a few weeks, coupled with
>>> Human
>>> Ware's Trekker device.  If you're basing your GPS tracking on a set of
>>> static maps, then you have the ability to plan routes and scout an
>>> area offline, quite far from your present location.  So if you're
>>> sitting in your apartment in Boston but know you have to take a trip
>>> to Birmingham, Alabama, you can guide yourself virtually through
>>> Birmingham and plan much of your journey before you go.  The way Sam
>>> described it, the WayFinder model of GPS mapping is dynamic and
>>> continuously updated, but somewhat less stable.  And the maps created
>>> by firms such as Navtech are still quite good, since human beings
>>> actually travel through all areas and create the maps based on what
>>> they see and write down.  I believe a model that is intelligently
>>> designed by human interaction might be a lot more foolproof than a
>>> solution that depends just on moment-to-moment technology.  But as
>>> long as you know what you want and why you picked your given solution,
>>> both WayFinder and Sendero have their place.
>>>
>>> You can download Sam's TekTalk presentation by going to
>>> http://accessibleworld.org/category/site-categories/tek-talk-archives.
>>>
>>> Having not had first-hand experience yet, Don, I'm far from an expert.
>>> You can find more details about how Sendero works, particularly with
>>> HumanWare notetakers, by going to
>>> http://www.ulva.com/Online-Store/GPS/sendero-gps.htm#more.
>>>
>>> Also, you could join a special interest group that discusses all
>>> manner of accessible GPS solutions.  The list is housed on the same
>>> platform as the JFW Mailing List and is free to join.  Go to
>>> http://www.freelists.org/list/gps-talkusers.
>>> I'm joining this right now, myself.
>>>
>>> -Kane
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