Re: BigBook now has directions!

Sharon Moore (qv_moore@commnet.edu)
Tue, 4 Nov 1997 16:01:33 -0500

Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 16:01:33 -0500
Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19971104160710.006a91f8@mail.commnet.edu>
From: Sharon Moore <qv_moore@commnet.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <conntech>
Subject: Re: BigBook now has directions!

Amy, 

Alas, this is only moderately cool.  Do the same route using MapsOnUs 
(http://www.MapsOnUs.com/) and get 1) the route in text, 2) the route
in map format, and 3) the route verbally in your choice of male or 
female voice.

Here's the route in text:

Turn-by-Turn Directions

Speak Directions:        Male      Female           Player
Configuration           Help 

        For a detailed map of a turn, click on the turn number. 
        To see a small map next to each turn, click here. 
        To see the route in a tabular format, click here. 

Start 
     Head NORTH-EAST on PEQUOT AV , 
     From Start Marker (720 Pequot Ave, Southport, CT) 
Turn 1 
     Go    0.2 mi   and then 
     FOLLOW PEQUOT AV as it TURNS LEFT 
Turn 2 
     Go    0.4 mi   and then 
     CONTINUE onto US 1 (EAST) 
Turn 3 
     Go    0.9 mi   and then 
     TURN LEFT onto MILL PLAIN RD 
Turn 4 
     Go    0.2 mi   and then 
     TURN RIGHT onto I 95 (NORTH) [CONNECTICUT TPK] 
Turn 5 
     Go    6.5 mi   and then 
     BEAR RIGHT onto LORDSHIP BLVD [HWY 113 (EAST)] 
End 
     Go    0.7 mi   to 
     End Marker (555 Lordship Blvd, Stratford, CT)


Now that is WAY COOL.  The only question is...which is the
best route?


Sharon 


Sharon Moore
QVCTC Library
Danielson, CT
qv_moore@commnet.edu

At 12:08 PM 11/4/97 -0500, you wrote:
>This is the coolest thing!
>
>Here's an example.  Say you were at Pequot Library, in Southport, and you
>wanted to get to Bibliomation, in Stratford:
>
>(Okay, so there a few bugs.  For instance, they really didn't need to tell
>me that I-95 N becomes CONNECTICUT TPKE in step 8 and  CONNECTICUT TPKE
>becomes I-95 N in step 9.  And driving 0.0
>miles would be kinda tricky, but other than that . . .  Very Cool.)
>
>Amy
>=============================================================
>Bibliomation
>                 555 Lordship Blvd Stratford, CT 06497
>                 (203) 378-8700
>
>                 From:
>
>                        720 Pequot Avenue
>                        Southport
>                                       
>                To:
>
>                      555 Lordship Blvd
>                      Stratford
>                                                          
>                Distance: 9.0 miles.
>               Travel Time: 14 minutes
>
>
>                    Distance
>                           Directions
>                  1)
>                      0.1
>                           Start out going Northeast on PEQUOT AVE towards
>CENTER ST.
>                           Drive 0.1 miles.
>                  2)
>                      0.3
>                           Turn LEFT onto CENTER ST.
>                           Drive 0.2 miles.
>                  3)
>                      0.6
>                           Turn RIGHT onto RENNELL DR.
>                           Drive 0.3 miles.
>                  4)
>                      0.6
>                           RENNELL DR becomes POST RD/US-1.
>                           Drive 0.0 miles.
>                  5)
>                      0.7
>                           Take the I-95 NORTH ramp.
>                           Drive 0.1 miles.
>                  6)
>                      7.8
>                           Merge onto I-95 N.
>                           Drive 7.1 miles.
>                  7)
>                      7.8
>                           I-95 N becomes CONNECTICUT TPKE.
>                           Drive 0.0 miles.
>                  8)
>                      8.2
>                           CONNECTICUT TPKE becomes I-95 N.
>                           Drive 0.4 miles.
>                  9)
>                      8.2
>                           Take the CT-113/LORDSHIP BOULEVARD exit, exit
>number 30.
>                           Drive 0.0 miles.
>                  10)
>                      8.4
>                           Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp.
>                           Drive 0.2 miles.
>                  11)
>                      9.0
>                           Merge onto LORDSHIP BLVD.
>                           Drive 0.6 miles.
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Amy Terlaga                           Libraries Sharing Computerized Services
>Bibliomation, Inc.
>555 Lordship Blvd.
>Stratford, CT. 06497
>(203) 378-8700
>(203) 375-1049 FAX
>aterlaga@biblio.org
> 
>
>