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  • Closure on my poorly routing GPS – it’s NOT the GPS!

    Posted on September 24th, 2007 Scott No comments

    Google MapsSo all of these photos are click-able… I encourage you to click on these as they will show you what has caused me “grief”. This first photo is a photo of the intersection directly off Google Maps. You can see, it’s a big, wide open intersection. I wish there were cars in it… but the no such luck. The next three photos… Well, I can’t truly believe!

    I spent some time playing with the GPS software. It did the same thing! I was shocked, angered! How could the screw up so bad! In an effort to get ready to attack Garmin support tomorrow, I went to google maps and did a little routing. WHAT??!? It did the same thing! Let’s try MapQuest! SAME THING! Oh sheesh… this is crazy! Yahoo Maps … guess what? SAME THING! You have GOT to be kidding me… Nope!

    Here is the evidence!

    yahoomapsMapquestGoogle Maps w/directions

    I’d love to tell you this makes sense. It doesn’t, but at least EVERY map site I tried is right!

    I suppose, to make this REMOTELY productive…. I will rank the mapping sites on ease of use:

    1. Google Maps
    2. Yahoo Maps (Though it might be as easy, I am just used to google)
    3. MapSource (Garmin Map Software – $120 … the others are free but don’t talk to my GPS)
    4. MapQuest (The original is falling behind the others!)

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