--- In apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com, Leif Gregory <lgitouch@...> wrote:
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> So the app needs to be location aware to the extent that it knows how
> to route you around attractions at Disney or other large venue? I
> don't think there is one. I just zoom out till I see myself and my
> dropped pin and make my way towards it. I don't actually use the
> routing feature. Just head towards the pin since the iPhone has a
> compass and can tell which direction you're facing.
>
That approach does have some merit. In fact there is an app that uses the compas along with the GPS & since its free I download it and tru it out. My only concern is its not been updated for over a year and only refers to the 3Gs so my not run well on a 4S with iOS 5.0.1.
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> Leif Gregory>
> On Nov 30, 2011, at 2:37 PM, Donald <xlnt74@...> wrote:
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> > --- In apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com, Leif Gregory <lgitouch@> wrote:
> >>
> >> I don't know what you mean. When you drop a pin, it drops a pin on
> >> your exact location (+/- 10'). It's got nothing to do with an
> >> intersection or street. I.e. if I go to a mall and drop a pin to mark
> >> my car, the pin is my car, not the nearest street.
> >
> > Everything you have said is true. Now take it one step farther. From the other side of the mall and get the route from there to your car. Google maps will route using streets. Not across the parking lot.
> > In a mall parking lot I can find my car without GPS. But at Disney World or Candlestick park it would be helpful to have a route across the parking lot instead of following the blue dot.
> >
> >
> >> --
> >> Leif Gregory
> >>
> >> On Nov 30, 2011, at 11:30 AM, Donald <xlnt74@> wrote:
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> >>>
> >>> --- In apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com, Leif Gregory <lgitouch@> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>> The built in app wants to use streets. Not helpful in a large parking lot like a sports stadium etc.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> When I was in Chicago, I just used the built in maps app. I tapped the
> >>>> curled page on the bottom right, tapped drop pin. Went about my day,
> >>>> came back to the car and tapped on the arrow on the pin and selected
> >>>> remove pin. Did that the whole trip with no problems.
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Leif Gregory
> >>>>
> >>>> On Nov 30, 2011, at 8:30 AM, Donald <xlnt74@> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I'm looking for a "find my parked car" app that actually works in large parking lots. I download several and none are any good for parking lots. They want me to use the street.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Please, any input is a help.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks, all.
> >>
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