GPS Blind

In this sense, the handler might be likened to an aircraft's navigator, who must know how to get from one place to another, and the dog to the pilot, who gets them there safely.Some blind people use GPS for the visually impaired as a mobility aid. Such software can assist blind people with orientation and navigation, but it is not a replacement for traditional mobility tools such as white canes and guide dogs.

Highlights of Wayfinder Access include, but are not limited to:

• Information provided for both pedestrian and vehicular navigation.
• A database of 20 million points of interest.
• Online maps that are regularly updated.
• The "Where am I?" feature that readily gives information about your current location.
• The "What is in my surrounding?" feature that initiates a scan of the immediate area to inform you of street names , intersections and nearby points of interest such as restaurants, banks, and much more.
• The new “Vicinity View” feature that allows you to hear audible references for an area with a scope that you can later adjust based on the radius of the scanned vicinity.
• Feedback on points of Interest (POI), crossings or favorites that can be restricted, prioritized, and presented according to their distance from your location.