Garmin GPS - Selecting POIs [Re: City Navigator 6 to 8]

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Selecting POIs [Re: City Navigator 6 to 8]

Ray

2006-10-10, 10:33 am

Bob wrote:
> They have also probably updated points of interest, but I'll never know
> for sure because I'm not about to make a comparison. On the same
> subject, I often wonder how they select their points of interest. I see
> listed in my town what are probably home businesses in residential
> areas that no one is likely interested in, but major department stores
> such as Sears, K-Mart and Target are missing.
I noticed the same thing in my Manhattan neighborhood, the POIs are
close to useless. They even feature a gas station next door, which
puzzled me until I checked whitepages.com: my Chevron lives there, but
I'm pretty sure he ain't selling gas!

> No mapping program will ever be perfect.
Why not? With GPS devices becoming ever-more popular, it's only a matter
of time before the users start maintaining an open-source POI and road
database, which you can then sync every day if you wish.

Ray

Helge Olav Helgesen

2006-10-10, 3:33 pm

Hello Ray,

> Why not? With GPS devices becoming ever-more popular, it's only a
> matter of time before the users start maintaining an open-source POI
> and road database, which you can then sync every day if you wish.

I think that'll be a huge improvement for users!
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Seagull

2006-10-10, 10:33 pm

Ray <nospam@please.org> wrote:
> Bob wrote:
>
>
> Why not?

Because a map is a static representation of a dynamic world, created
by error-prone humans.

Cheers,
-+JLS

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