Hi all, Here's the ad I meant to send in last message. Ann P. >Sendero Group, announces pioneering developments > >DAVIS, CA, (March 16, 2004) - World leader in GPS for the blind, Sendero >Group LLC, is demonstrating new GPS and Wayfinding developments at the >2004 CSUN conference held at the LAX Marriott, March 17-20 in Los Angeles >California. > >Innovative developments >1. Indoor Navigation >2. New version of BrailleNote GPS >3. New GPS learning and teaching tools > >1. Leading the Way Indoors > >Sendero Group has long recognized the importance of extending the >accessible GPS navigation it has developed outdoors to the indoor >environment and has just begun testing with one of the first working >prototypes of a small-integrated GPS and motion-sensing unit. Sendero has >been leading a consortium of U.S. researchers as part of a 2.25 mm >five-year project funded by the National Institute on Disability and >Rehabilitation Research to test various devices and methods for navigation >by blind people. Indoor navigation is an important aspect of this >wayfinding research. > > From the Wall Street Journal: "As pumped up as I am about outdoor >navigation, what happens when I get to the mall? How do I find the stores I >want inside," says Mike May. The technology isn't perfect, but even >moderately accurate position information indoors is better for blind people >than no information at all, says Sendero's >May. "It gets you in the vicinity. It's not meant to turn you into a robot," > >Sendero will be showing this technology in private demonstrations at CSUN. >BrailleNote GPS uses the latest GPS Technology and detailed street maps >along with the BrailleNote, a Personal Data Assistant for blind and >visually impaired individuals to deliver important navigational >information, such as directions, street names, and points of interest >through a Braille display or speech output. Sendero Group's President, >Mike May and Charles LaPierre CTO, have been working on this technology >since 1994. May says, "Accessible location information greatly increases >independent travel for me and blind people worldwide and the Sendero Group >was formed to make this happen." >2. A New BrailleNote GPS version is coming! >The success of BrailleNote GPS, since its release in September 2003, has >generated many happy as well as demanding users. Now that they have this >location technology, these users are requesting even more functionality >such as improved points of interest, address searching and a virtual >exploration mode. Mike and Charles will be showing off the features >implemented so far in an upcoming version as well as the new Earthmate GPS >receiver. No date is set for the release of this new GPS version. >3. New Educational Materials >Sendero Group and De Witt and Associates are proud to announce GPS >Courseware, A Teaching and Learning Tool. This is geared for teachers and >O&M instructors. An Audio Tutorial is also now available for purchase on >the SenderoGroup.com shopping cart. >For more information > >Contact Mike May at the LAX Marriott March 17-19. Stop by the Pulse Data >HumanWare booth or ring the De Witt and Associates Suite in the Marriott. > >Mike May >Sendero Group LLC >1118 Maple Lane >Davis, CA 95616 >(530) 757-6800 >www.senderogroup.com >mikemay at senderogroup.com --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: akp at eznet.net EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1djS4.b7sbzk.YWtwQGV6 Or send an email to: gps-talkusers-unsubscribe at topica.com For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=TEXFOOTER --^---------------------------------------------------------------- -- Ann K. Parsons email: akp at eznet.net WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT
