First Map-Based Car Navigation System Debuted 14 Years Before GPS

Re:First Map-Based Car Navigation System Debuted 14 Years Be... by buro9 on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @02:12AM (#14085268)

Those maps look extremely similar to UK canal maps: http://www.macclesfieldcanal.org.uk/mcmap3.htm

These tended to be made into an almost straight line and printed on a single piece of paper with notable junctions and features only.

It would've been obvious at the time that the format would be ideal for fixed routes that these could be scrolled.

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Re:First Map-Based Car Navigation System Debuted 14 Years Be... by helb on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @10:20AM (#14088000)

Something similar is often used for railway lines. Even Wikipedia has it on some pages, eg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Eastern_Main_Line

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