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 Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:35 am Post subject: Navtec Mapping - Click (on line) |
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For interest, Click - formerly Click on Line on BBC News 24 is currently running a piece on how mapping for GPS is produced. When you see it, one can appreciate why it takes so long to produce the maps and to correct errors. 
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:38 am Post subject: Re: Navtec Mapping - Click (on line) |
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| Gee-Pee wrote: | | For interest, Click - formerly Click on Line on BBC News 24 is currently running a piece on how mapping for GPS is produced. When you see it, one can appreciate why it takes so long to produce the maps and to correct errors. |
 PS - If you want to view it on-line see the link on http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/default.stm
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| Interesting! Reminds me of an episode of Top Gear (I think) where they showed how the London A-Z was made and revealed that they deliberately include minor errors so they can tell if another publication has just cribbed off them.... |
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| Daytona wrote: | | Interesting! Reminds me of an episode of Top Gear (I think) where they showed how the London A-Z was made and revealed that they deliberately include minor errors so they can tell if another publication has just cribbed off them.... |
That was some time ago!!
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| Gee-Pee wrote: | | Daytona wrote: | | Interesting! Reminds me of an episode of Top Gear (I think) where they showed how the London A-Z was made and revealed that they deliberately include minor errors so they can tell if another publication has just cribbed off them.... |
That was some time ago!! |
At least the Alzheimer’s hasn't kicked in yet! 8O |
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Hmm seem strange how those ppl mapping the street the conventional way when they can use satelite to map the entire world in a matter of days. Google earth is a good example , full street map of the entire world, and IF you have the PRO version you can even spy on your neighbours 8) .
To download google earth ;
http://earth.google.com/downloads.html |
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