Google Maps changes a route after the drama of young people lost on a ghost road

Re:Google Maps changes a route after the drama of young peop... by thret on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @06:51AM (#25580903)

Do you even remember what it was like trying to find your way around a foreign city before google maps? They mapped the world and provided it as a service for free.

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Re:Google Maps changes a route after the drama of young peop... by scelerat on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @07:54AM (#25581243)

I remember. You had to plan in advance and communicate with others.

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Re:Google Maps changes a route after the drama of young peop... by garaetjjte on Friday January 01, 2021 @08:34PM (#25609329)

There were other mapping services too. Google also didn't start from blank map, they bought data from Navteq/TeleAtlas.

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Re:Google Maps changes a route after the drama of young peop... by chridou on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @07:18AM (#25581032)

I do. I remember adding a lot of buffer time just in case I wouldn't be able to find my way. It is much more convenient now with G-Maps and other providers. I also remember how expensive the maps for the early navigation systems were and how bad they were.

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Re:Google Maps changes a route after the drama of young peop... by chasd00 on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @08:02AM (#25581275)

you stopped at a gas station and bought a mapsco.

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Re:Google Maps changes a route after the drama of young peop... by nradov on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @09:39AM (#25582035)

Paper maps were often only marginally useful due to lack of proper street signs or building numbers, especially at night or in bad weather.

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Re:Google Maps changes a route after the drama of young peop... by pjmlp on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @07:10AM (#25580986)

Yes, I used services like Map24.

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