Post by: onions! on November 07, 2005, 09:54:20 AM
If it were just for me I wouldn't care.I prefer to get directions from the party at the other end anyways.The problem is that it's a waste of time(1/2 hour by me today but one of my guys got so lost in Traverse City last year that we were actually getting worried about him!) depending on an on-line map that's grossly incorrect.If they were off by a block it would be one thing but when what's on the ground doesn't come close(unless you squint into the sun maybe)to what's shown on the map I get irritated.
So,what online maps actually work?
Post by: LawDog on November 07, 2005, 10:37:21 AM
LawDog
Post by: Lennyjoe on November 07, 2005, 10:40:14 AM
Post by: Felonious Monk/Fignozzle on November 07, 2005, 11:16:15 AM
maps.msn.com...'bout the same.
best I've found:
randmcnally.com
Post by: Old Dog on November 07, 2005, 11:26:05 AM
Post by: wmenorr67 on November 07, 2005, 12:11:15 PM
Post by: garrettwc on November 07, 2005, 12:22:22 PM
Trip home took less than 45 minutes.
Post by: Warren on November 07, 2005, 03:53:45 PM
Later I read about a fellow whose directions said to turn left off the main road. Problem was that he was turning the wrong way onto a one-way street. SURPRISE!
Post by: Fatcat on November 07, 2005, 04:10:12 PM
Post by: mhdishere on November 08, 2005, 04:11:05 AM
She made her flight, but just barely.
On another occasion Mapquest told me to turn onto a road, go 1/2 mile, then make a left. Only problem is that there was no left in 1/2 mile, or a mile, or two miles. About the time I decided I just MUST have missed the street, about 3 1/2 miles later, I come to the street I'm supposed to turn onto.
I mostly use Expedia, it's worked fine for me.
Post by: cordex on November 08, 2005, 05:28:41 AM
Good maps, exits correctly marked, routes can be programmed for minimum time or distance, you can set your average speeds on different kinds of roads to get a better time estimate, you can tell it to avoid certain areas (if you know there is construction, a nasty part of town, event traffic, etc) or types of roads or U turns ... plenty of features and options. Also the dataset includes phone numbers and addresses for most businesses.
Best of all, for lazy folks like me, you can transfer the map data to your Garmin GPS and always know how far to your next exit, where you are, and so forth.
Post by: K Frame on November 08, 2005, 05:59:04 AM
Post by: mtnbkr on November 08, 2005, 06:14:36 AM
I still carry and use traditional maps, but it's nice to get blow by blow directions for trips.
Chris
Post by: TarpleyG on November 08, 2005, 06:59:38 AM
http://www.mapblast.com
Greg
Post by: pauli on November 08, 2005, 07:07:24 AM
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* On-line map services.Who won't get me lost?(again:(()
due to the underlining, i thought that said online man services. this thread is much less of a spectacle than i had hoped.
Post by: Jamisjockey on November 08, 2005, 07:34:32 AM
Also, mapquest and yahoo often give directions to just drive across town, completely ignoring the highway/freeway system.
Post by: matis on November 08, 2005, 12:45:01 PM
Mormons seem to be rational and intelligent about problems of living.
They put by food and necessities for one year, look after their own -- and now I learn from your post that even the streets in Utah are rationally laid out.
Hmm, interesting.
matis
Post by: Jamisjockey on November 08, 2005, 03:49:41 PM
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JamisJockey
Mormons seem to be rational and intelligent about problems of living.
They put by food and necessities for one year, look after their own -- and now I learn from your post that even the streets in Utah are rationally laid out.
Hmm, interesting.
matis
I'm not a fan of most religions, and the LDS religion certainly has its drawbacks (from my outside perspective), but when they laid the cities out there was certainly some logic to it. Of course, when you get to start from scratch you can implement these kinds of ideas much more easily. If you look at most downtowns, the streets are straight and the blocks square. Here, the grid usually continues into the 'burbs, although the neighborhoods are often 'normal' with winding residential streets.Mormons seem to be rational and intelligent about problems of living.
They put by food and necessities for one year, look after their own -- and now I learn from your post that even the streets in Utah are rationally laid out.
Hmm, interesting.
matis
I'd prefer to not make this a religious debate. Research any religion throughly before joining, if you know what I mean.
Post by: onions! on November 10, 2005, 09:41:30 AM
We've successfully used Rand McNallys maps twice.
Thanks again,jeffw
Post by: Moondoggie on November 10, 2005, 04:33:39 PM
It came loaded on both our desktops and the laptop that we use in our 18 wheeler. In several years of use covering several hundred thousand miles of trucking it's never steered us wrong. Best deal I ever got for "free"! You can zoom in and see the layout of freeway interchanges, service roads...advance details that matter to an 18 wheeler that you'd never think about in a 4 wheeler. It's amazing!
The point-to-point mileage computations are uncannily accurate...address to address from LA to Boston comes within 3 miles of the odometer!