Don't blame the online mappers

Iria · Nov 4, 2005, 11:02 PM

For the record, the guys who create those often-vexing online maps would like you to know it's not their fault.

Or so they say. On a recent sunny Thursday morning, I went directly to the source to find out why online maps more than occasionally have bizarro directions that would make any good cabbie scoff.

Taking a leisurely drive around San Francisco's upscale Nob Hill neighborhood in a video camera-equipped van owned by Tele Atlas (one of the two main mapping data collectors), I realized that it's awfully hard to argue with video evidence. Tele Atlas has a van whirring with videos, computers and navigation equipment, capturing up-to-date navigation information about my city.

Seeing all this rather impressive equipment packed into a big white van, I had to wonder: What's the problem?
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Nov 4, 2005, 11:02 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Don't blame the online mappers For the record, the guys who create those often-vexing online maps would like you to know it's not their fault. Or so they say. On a recent sunny Thursday morning, I went directly to the source to find out why online maps more than occasionally have bizarro directions that would make any good cabbie scoff. Taking a leisurely drive around San Francisco's upscale Nob Hill neighborhood in a video camera-equipped van owned by Tele Atlas (one of the two main mapping data collectors), I realized that it's awfully hard to argue with video evidence. Tele Atlas has a van whirring with videos, computers and navigation equipment, capturing up-to-date navigation information about my city. Seeing all this rather impressive equipment packed into a big white van, I had to wonder: What's the problem? _____________ Read More / Source: News.com