WOW: Google Map is the best for directions now

jbmagic · 06-28-2005, 06:33 PM

http://maps.google.com/

there maps are more clearer than mapquest and yahoo.

and google has satelite map too.

you can actually see your house and block where you live.

its pretty cool.

digamma · 06-28-2005, 06:36 PM

You're losing your touch jb...

http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/foru...ht=google+maps

http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/foru...ht=google+maps

jeff061 · 06-28-2005, 06:38 PM

Their maps and directions print like crap compared to Mapquest though. If I want something quick I can memorize I go to Google, for longer ones I print them from mapquest.

timmynausea · 06-28-2005, 11:51 PM

I thought you meant in World of Warcraft and that this was in addition to the real life satellite maps I'd already seen. Hey look! That's Arthas's house!

Peregrine · 06-28-2005, 11:58 PM

I like Google Maps but I've had problems with their directions too, they tend to be a little too literal which makes things confusing. Of course this is a problem with other sites too.

KevinNU7 · 06-29-2005, 10:18 AM

It doesn't show one way streets which is a must in Boston

cartman · 06-29-2005, 10:30 AM

Another thing I found was that for longer trips, it defaults only to Interstates, when taking US Highways would be shorter and faster. Case in point, going from Austin to Amarillo, it says to take I-35 to OK City, then I-40 to Amarillo. It is much faster to take 287 from Fort Worth to Amarillo. That whole Pythagorean Theorem comes in to play in this instance...

But I am sure that they will get that worked out, as they've impressed me with just about every product they've introduced over the past few years.

MIJB#19 · 06-29-2005, 10:33 AM

Google makes one proud to be Dutch.

Edit: at least they could have added our country.

HomerJSimpson · 06-29-2005, 11:39 AM

My road is several years old and in a subdivision of over 200 homes, and yet it still is not on a single one of these maps. We must not really exist.

sterlingice · 06-29-2005, 12:18 PM

Google seems like the Apple of the Internet- they make all sorts of crazy good products and seem very creative at what they do. But unlike Apple, they seem to market themselves well and not need the iMac, iPod, and gobs of Microsoft cash to resurrect them.

SI

MikeVic · 06-29-2005, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timmynausea

I thought you meant in World of Warcraft and that this was in addition to the real life satellite maps I'd already seen. Hey look! That's Arthas's house!

Same here.

dawgfan · 06-29-2005, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinNU7

It doesn't show one way streets which is a must in Boston

They don't? They do for Chicago and Seattle...

rkmsuf · 06-29-2005, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dawgfan

They don't? They do for Chicago and Seattle...

Yeah but in Boston they change the direction of the one way at least twice a week.

Passacaglia · 06-29-2005, 05:15 PM

More clearer is more better.

06-28-2005, 06:38 PM	#3
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	Their maps and directions print like crap compared to Mapquest though. If I want something quick I can memorize I go to Google, for longer ones I print them from mapquest. __________________

06-29-2005, 10:18 AM	#6
KevinNU7 College Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Beantown	It doesn't show one way streets which is a must in Boston __________________ Boston Bashers - III.14 - (8347)

06-29-2005, 10:30 AM	#7
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Another thing I found was that for longer trips, it defaults only to Interstates, when taking US Highways would be shorter and faster. Case in point, going from Austin to Amarillo, it says to take I-35 to OK City, then I-40 to Amarillo. It is much faster to take 287 from Fort Worth to Amarillo. That whole Pythagorean Theorem comes in to play in this instance... But I am sure that they will get that worked out, as they've impressed me with just about every product they've introduced over the past few years. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

06-29-2005, 10:33 AM	#8
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	Google makes one proud to be Dutch. Edit: at least they could have added our country. __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail Last edited by MIJB#19 : 06-29-2005 at 10:35 AM.

06-29-2005, 12:18 PM	#10
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Google seems like the Apple of the Internet- they make all sorts of crazy good products and seem very creative at what they do. But unlike Apple, they seem to market themselves well and not need the iMac, iPod, and gobs of Microsoft cash to resurrect them. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

06-28-2005, 06:36 PM	#2
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	You're losing your touch jb... http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/foru...ht=google+maps http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/foru...ht=google+maps

06-28-2005, 11:51 PM	#4
timmynausea College Starter Join Date: Dec 2002	I thought you meant in World of Warcraft and that this was in addition to the real life satellite maps I'd already seen. Hey look! That's Arthas's house!

06-28-2005, 11:58 PM	#5
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	I like Google Maps but I've had problems with their directions too, they tend to be a little too literal which makes things confusing. Of course this is a problem with other sites too.

06-29-2005, 11:39 AM	#9
HomerJSimpson College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Springfield, USA	My road is several years old and in a subdivision of over 200 homes, and yet it still is not on a single one of these maps. We must not really exist.

06-29-2005, 05:15 PM	#14
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	More clearer is more better.

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