Directional Warnings for All (Well, Nearly...!)
Date: Tuesday, September 22 @ 17:28:40 UTC
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 A small number of devices and software manufacturers offer directional support for speed cameras. An even smaller number allow such a feature for 3rd party data providers such as PocketGPSWorld.com. Anyone using one of our 'directional databases' will already know the benefits of far less false alerts and only being alerted to cameras that affect you (i.e. not those on the other side of the road).
We regularly see emails, support tickets and forum posts asking why the database alerts to those cameras on the wrong side of the road. Unfortunately, even though we have this data for a large proportion of our cameras, the devices simply cannot use it.
As a workaround until more manufacturers decide to allow this functionality we will be adding the approximate direction to the camera ID. For ease of use this will be simplified to N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW and with an extra R for reversible. The majority of downloads will feature this additional text and any devices that display the POI name will obviously display the direction of the camera. Clearly this method will not stop false alerts but you can see at a quick glance which direction the camera captures in.
So, expect to see W-MOBILE:53183@30 near you soon - well, if you live near Reigate!
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