[Sigia-l] Google Maps

[Miguel Arroz]

Hi!

   Just FYI, we use this in Europe: http://www.mappy.com. Being used to 
mappy, Google Maps didn't excite me that much... also, I made some 
tests that ended up with strange results:

   "Central Park", NY (even with the commas) cannot point to the 
expected location.
   Inifinite Loop 1, Cupertino, California, finds the right address on 
the map (this is Apple's addres, BTW). But if you go to somewhere in 
SF, and then use "Infinite Loop 1, Cupertino, California" as de 
destination of a journey, Google Maps cannot find it.

   The interface has some good and bads compared to Mappy. For ex, you 
may quickly introduce the start and end point of a jorney on the first 
page. In google, you must find the start point, and then type the end 
point. Not very useful. On the other side, you may change the start or 
end point anytime (they are on the top of the page). On mappy, you must 
return to the first page.

   Also, mappy has more info (Hotels, churches, hospitals, subway 
stations, gas pumps, etc) and the way traffic goes on one-way streets.

   Yours

Miguel Arroz

On 9 de fev de 2005, at 2:29, Mike Brown wrote:

> Posted on other lists, so no doubt many have seen, but, wow!!
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> http://maps.google.com/
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