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Re: maps?

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.ipad
Subject Re: maps?
Date 2014-01-29 17:58 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
Message-ID <bkstqnF5316U3@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (3 earlier) <bh1tzr1l6x.fsf@ethel.the.log> <290120140610067362%nospam@nospam.invalid> <om38k6pz4r.fsf@ethel.the.log> <slrnleia21.17p6.g.kreme@amelia.local> <dfritzin-FE380C.12534029012014@news.eternal-september.org>

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On 2014-01-29, David Fritzinger <dfritzin@nospam.mac.com> wrote:
> In article <slrnleia21.17p6.g.kreme@amelia.local>,
>  Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>
>> In message <om38k6pz4r.fsf@ethel.the.log> 
>>   Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> writes:
>> 
>> >> In article <bh1tzr1l6x.fsf@ethel.the.log>, Doug Anderson
>> >> <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> > There is no reason to think that errors in Apple's map database are
>> >> > randomly distributed. 
>> >> 
>> >> nobody said they were.
>> 
>> > Nice taking post out of context.
>> 
>> > Davoud was implying that there were as many errors in every 10 mile
>> > radius as there are in a 10 mile radius of his house.
>> 
>> > Based on how many errors he found around his house, I doubt that this
>> > is the case.
>> 
>> >> however, there are definitely more errors in apple's map set than in
>> >> google's.
>> 
>> > I suspect that is so, though I don't know how we would establish it
>> > "definitely."  Certainly I rely on Google maps myself and not Apple
>> > maps as I've found Google maps more reliable.
>> 
>> Google Maps took me 3 miles out of the way to the wrong location on the
>> same day that Apple Maps took my wife 5 miles out of her way to a
>> location that had closed 6 years before.
>> 
>> Neither one is perfect, which is why I have three on my iPhone (Apple,
>> Google, MapQuest). Oh, and Waze, but waze is not quite like the others.
>> 
>> Truth? MapQuest is the best of the three, but I generally don't use it
>> unless there's a problem with the others.
>> 
>> Around here at least, Apple and Google seem to have identical traffic
>> info.
>
> I have to disagree with you about Mapquest. I tried using it to get 
> directions to a party at one of my nieces house, in semi-rural 
> Pennsylvania. Maquest couldn't find it, and told me the location didn't 
> exist. Apple Maps and Google Maps both found it right away.

Again, the take-away is all maps have errors. 

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JR

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maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-28 20:00 +0000
  Re: maps? Pat <pat@nospam.us> - 2014-01-28 15:16 -0500
  Re: maps? Jim Gibson <jimsgibson@gmail.com> - 2014-01-28 12:19 -0800
    Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-28 21:39 +0000
    Re: maps? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-01-28 21:39 -0500
      Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-28 20:11 -0800
        Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-29 06:10 -0500
          Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-29 07:48 -0800
            Re: maps? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-29 16:11 +0000
              Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-29 08:44 -0800
              Re: maps? David Fritzinger <dfritzin@nospam.mac.com> - 2014-01-29 12:53 -0500
                Re: maps? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-29 17:58 +0000
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-29 14:23 -0500
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-30 00:30 +0000
                Re: maps? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-30 13:44 +0000
            Re: maps? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-01-29 13:39 -0500
            Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-29 14:23 -0500
              Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-29 11:31 -0800
          Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-30 00:14 +0000
            Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-29 23:17 -0500
              Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-30 15:05 +0000
        Re: maps? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-29 15:06 +0000
          Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-30 00:14 +0000
            Re: maps? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-30 03:01 +0000
      Re: maps? Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2014-01-29 14:05 +0000
        Re: maps? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-29 15:14 +0000
    Re: maps? "zulu" <zulu.romeotangohotel@ntlworld.com> - 2014-01-29 12:34 +0000
      Re: maps? Jim Gibson <jimsgibson@gmail.com> - 2014-01-29 10:34 -0800
        Re: maps? "zulu" <zulu.romeotangohotel@ntlworld.com> - 2014-01-29 19:26 +0000
    Re: maps? David Fritzinger <dfritzin@nospam.mac.com> - 2014-01-29 12:49 -0500
  Re: maps? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-28 20:37 +0000
    Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-28 21:39 +0000
  Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-28 12:50 -0800
    Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-28 21:39 +0000
    Re: maps? Wilf <wilf@replyto.newsgroup> - 2014-01-29 01:24 +0000
      Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-28 17:31 -0800
        Re: maps? Recliner <recliner2-news@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-01-28 19:42 -0600
          Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-28 17:59 -0800
            Re: maps? Recliner <recliner2-news@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-01-28 20:14 -0600
          Re: maps? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-29 16:07 +0000
            Re: maps? Recliner <recliner2-news@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-01-29 10:20 -0600
              Re: maps? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-30 13:37 +0000
        Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-29 06:10 -0500
          Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-29 07:50 -0800
            Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-29 14:23 -0500
              Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-29 11:30 -0800
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-29 14:53 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-29 12:01 -0800
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-29 15:15 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-29 12:55 -0800
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-29 16:39 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-29 14:16 -0800
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-29 18:54 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-29 17:40 -0800
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-29 23:17 -0500
                Re: maps? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-30 13:53 +0000
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-30 15:05 +0000
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-30 08:53 -0800
                Re: maps? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-01-30 17:36 -0800
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-31 02:17 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-31 07:24 -0800
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-01 16:05 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-02-01 15:39 -0800
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-02 12:47 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-30 08:53 -0800
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-30 13:49 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-30 11:51 -0800
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-30 16:36 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-30 14:05 -0800
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-31 02:17 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-31 07:25 -0800
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-31 21:42 +0000
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-31 14:31 -0800
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-01 16:30 +0000
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-01 16:05 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-02-01 15:41 -0800
                Re: maps? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-02 05:02 +0000
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-02 12:46 -0500
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-02 12:46 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-02-02 10:37 -0800
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-02 14:06 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-02-02 12:10 -0800
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-02 17:59 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-02-02 21:02 -0800
                Re: maps? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-02-03 00:37 -0500
                Re: maps? dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-03 18:59 +1100
                Re: maps? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-02-03 08:33 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-02-03 05:57 -0800
                Re: maps? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-03 14:09 +0000
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-03 12:28 -0500
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-03 19:33 +0000
                Re: maps? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-02-03 18:53 -0500
                Re: maps? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-04 00:02 +0000
                Re: maps? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-04 07:55 -0700
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-04 17:01 +0000
                Re: maps? dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-05 06:06 +1100
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-05 21:27 +0000
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-02-05 14:05 -0800
                Re: maps? Neil Ellwood <cral.elllwood2@btopenworld.com> - 2014-02-06 06:22 -0600
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-02-06 06:17 -0800
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-06 23:59 +0000
                Re: maps? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-05 22:09 +0000
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-06 23:59 +0000
                Re: maps? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-07 01:23 +0000
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-07 03:13 +0000
                Re: maps? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-07 03:42 +0000
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-07 15:40 +0000
                Re: maps? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-02-06 20:15 -0800
                Re: maps? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-02-06 20:14 -0800
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-07 15:40 +0000
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-06 23:59 +0000
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-06 19:37 -0500
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-07 03:13 +0000
                Re: maps? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-02-06 20:33 -0800
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-07 15:40 +0000
                Re: maps? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-02-08 12:43 +1300
                Re: maps? "zulu" <zulu.romeotangohotel@ntlworld.com> - 2014-02-08 08:09 +0000
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-10 01:30 +0000
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-10 16:26 +0000
                Re: maps? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-02-08 14:12 -0800
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-10 01:30 +0000
                Re: maps? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-02-06 22:46 -0500
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-07 15:40 +0000
                Re: maps? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-07 17:14 +0000
                Re: maps? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-02-08 14:07 -0800
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-06 23:59 +0000
                Re: maps? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-07 01:35 +0000
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-07 03:13 +0000
                Re: maps? "zulu" <zulu.romeotangohotel@ntlworld.com> - 2014-02-07 11:10 +0000
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-07 15:40 +0000
                Re: maps? "zulu" <zulu.romeotangohotel@ntlworld.com> - 2014-02-07 19:04 +0000
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-10 01:30 +0000
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-10 16:26 +0000
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-05 17:11 -0500
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-06 22:39 +0000
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-06 19:37 -0500
                Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-07 03:13 +0000
                Re: maps? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-02-06 20:42 -0800
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-03 12:28 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-02-03 09:51 -0800
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-03 17:24 -0500
                Re: maps? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-02-03 15:01 -0800
                Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-03 23:46 -0500
                Re: maps? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-02-06 20:55 -0800
                Re: maps? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-30 13:48 +0000
      Re: maps? AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2014-01-28 22:27 -0500
      Re: maps? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-28 20:28 -0700
  Re: maps? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-29 06:10 -0500
  Re: maps? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-29 16:06 +0000
    Re: maps? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-29 17:44 +0000
    Re: maps? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-30 00:30 +0000
  Re: maps? manishsony1973@gmail.com - 2014-02-01 04:36 -0800

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