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In 2007, Hanson flew to Shenandoah National Park for a week and hiked part of the AT in order to test his Loadstone system.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2013

Unlike, say, your iPhone’s navigation system, the Loadstone program does not have extensive existing data points; however, the Loadstone program allows visually impaired users to create their own personalized databases at a low cost.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2013

The Loadstone GPS system allows its users to search for points of interest in an area—such as grocery stores, schools, and office buildings—and store those sites along with labels for future use.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2013

Hanson gathered data from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and other sources and converted the information to the Loadstone GPS format on his phone.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2013

Nor is the vertue of the Loadstone, being lost, recovered by Goats blood.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton