This is quite interesting.

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The investment into this is mindblowing. But hugely beneficial to everyone.

 

[Bigcats]

I swear the street mapping Google has done has to be right up there as one of the most amazing things humans ever did.

 

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I swear the street mapping Google has done has to be right up there as one of the most amazing things humans ever did.

Agree. Its mind blowing.
Imagine the beginning. The concept of what they've done.
Where do you begin? Is it even possible?
I was gutted when Germany stopped it. I think then, It was only China and North Korea that banned it ?

 

[Bigcats]

Agree. Its mind blowing.
Imagine the beginning. The concept of what they've done.
Where do you begin? Is it even possible?
I was gutted when Germany stopped it. I think then, It was only China and North Korea that banned it ?

"SO boss we have an idea of driving a car all around the globe with a camera on top" lol

Yeah Germany was a strange one as I use to live there so was looking forward to have a nose of where I lived (though can look at some areas)

 

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"SO boss we have an idea of driving a car all around the glove with a camera on top" lol

Yeah Germany was a strange one as I use to live there so was looking forward to have a nose of where I lived (though can look at some areas)

My daughter lives in the Black Forest, So i'm always there. Literally woke up one morning and it was gone. There's not many Campsites, Hotels I don't look at on google maps before I book it.

Funny that all these countries don't "Get on" with the modern world ?

Here is a list of countries where real-time location sharing and street view is not available:

• China.
• Cuba.
• Iran.
• North Korea.
• Syria.
• Venezuela.

 

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That map is not accurate, as Germany does have Street view covering the whole country.

Google Street View coverage - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Bigcats]

My daughter lives in the Black Forest, So i'm always there. Literally woke up one morning and it was gone. There's not many Campsites, Hotels I don't look at on google maps before I book it.

Funny that all these countries don't "Get on" with the modern world ?

Here is a list of countries where real-time location sharing and street view is not available:

• China.
• Cuba.
• Iran.
• North Korea.
• Syria.
• Venezuela.

The Germans love their privacy so I can understand despite being a bit extreme.

Where I was in Osnabruck is mostly available but not all but then again I find places in france still not covered (though small)

But still its a fantastic thing to use, especially for the price.

 

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I am a frequent contibuter to google maps. Lots of reviews, photos etc. It benifits eveyone.

 

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What is mind blowing is the amount of pollution all the vehicles have created since this projects' inception

Funny no one mentions this...ahem...
Oh I know...let's plant a few trees
rant over

All electric ?

No, Google Street View cars that measure air pollution are not bad for pollution. In fact, they help people understand air quality and make better decisions about how to reduce pollution.

How do Google Street View cars help with pollution?

• Collect air quality data
  The cars collect air samples and measure pollutants like nitrogen dioxide, black carbon, and nitric oxide.
  
  
• Create air quality maps
  The data is used to create hyperlocal air quality maps that show the location and size of pollution.
  
  
• Provide actionable data
  The data is shared with governments and communities to help them make decisions to improve air quality.
  
  
• Identify areas of concern
  The data can help identify areas with high pollution levels, such as near intersections or major roads.

 

[Oldrat]

I still have trouble understanding why an app on a phone is nearly always better than a propriety Sat Nav which is designed for the job and often costs hundreds of pounds!

Shame on Garmin and Tom Tom

 

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I still have trouble understanding why an app on a phone is nearly always better than a propriety Sat Nav which is designed for the job and often costs hundreds of pounds!

Shame on Garmin and Tom Tom

Google maps. Literally has the whole worlds information integrated into it.
Garmin worth = 40.67 billion
Tom Tom = $699.93 million
Google = $2.40 trillion

 

[Wapping]

The Germans (or lots of the areas in Germany) lifted their ‘No Streetview’ edict a couple of years ago. Bits are still missing but are being filled in.

What is interesting in a way is:

A. The ‘On foot’ Google mappers, which I see quite regularly in London, walking the pavements and footpaths which are not open to vehicles.

B. Those on UKGSer who thought the whole lot a gross invasion of ‘their’ privacy.

C. Those on the forum who object to billionaires, who then applaud the free gift of global mapping, handed down by a billionaire. Oh, and they like it that Google lets them access stuff from China ‘cos everything else is a rip-off.

 

[Oldrat]

Google maps. Literally has the whole worlds information integrated into it.
Garmin worth = 40.67 billion
Tom Tom = $699.93 million
Google = $2.40 trillion

You miss my point, sorry perhaps I should have been clearer. I understand the ££s side but what use is an expensive and less effective sat nav when mobiles are quite often better

 

[er-minio]

I still have trouble understanding why an app on a phone is nearly always better than a propriety Sat Nav which is designed for the job and often costs hundreds of pounds!

Scale of the team behind it.
Also money the parent company can pour into it.

Also, what use cases it is built for.
Not taking anything from Google Maps that – I agree with everyone above – it's a massive feat of human ingenuity, there are some things you cannot do (properly) with it, and it's by design.
Following or creating complex routes with multiple waypoints, planning for offroad/orverlanding, working completely offline (that includes planning, etc). It's just that is a general purpose software, so they don't cover these cases (yet).

My main complaint towards Garmin and Tom Tom is still not being able to get some basics working
But we go OT.

 

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You miss my point, sorry perhaps I should have been clearer. I understand the ££s side but what use is an expensive and less effective sat nav when mobiles are quite often better

This is becoming more apparent now, with the many Android Auto, Apple carplay devices available. My pole shows the decline in BMW Navigation devices. And the move away from stand alone devices. Some people simply don't like change. Some are branded. As more Navigation devices come along that connect to a mobile device opening up a whole new world, stand alone units will be come a thing of the past. I think its just time. The same may happen with the bike itself. I've just bought a bike costing £27.600, where a chinese bike with all the same gadgets is 10K

 

[Wapping]

. As more Navigation devices come along that connect to a mobile device opening up a whole new world, stand alone units will be come a thing of the past.

That is all but certain.

The same may happen with the bike itself. I've just bought a bike costing £27.600, where a chinese bike with all the same gadgets is 10K

That I am less certain about. There will always be a market for ‘high end’ products. Don’t sell those LV shares just yet.

 

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That I am less certain about. There will always be a market for ‘high end’ products. Don’t sell those LV shares just yet.

It will certainly reduce the amount of GS machines. Putting them in the "High end" class. And maybe even with an AA or Apple CP onboard infotainment dash !

 

[Redboots]

There will be no point in going anywhere soon.
Adventurers

 

[Mzokk]

The Google maps project is mindblowing and almost exclusively what I use in the car. In urban areas its superb and even if you know an area well its now useful to put your destination into Google maps (via Android Auto in my case) as Google maps will suggest the best route taking into consideration road works, traffic delays and accidents saving both time and irritation. That said a lot of people are using it now and the country road I live on the edge of is busier than it has ever been as more folk use google maps to circumvent the traffic.......

I like many on here like to take the road less travelled and therefore construct convoluted routes on backroads for the motorbike and google maps is less good for that as its a point to point application. One of the great mysteries of Google maps is that it does not allow turn by turn navigation of routes created in Google MyMaps. If it did Garmin, Tom Tom, MRA, Kurviger, Calimoto etc. would be rendered surplus to requirements overnight. By the looks of it in that video, there might be a near future in which AI generated itineraries will be navigable using google maps, in which case 3rd party mapping programmes could still be on their way out.

Interesting stuff for a cartophile, thanks for posting

In terms of digital map accuracy round here, Google maps is first, followed by Open Street maps with Here maps used by Garmin and MRA coming in a rather distant 3rd particularly with regard to updating new roads and junctions. The other two are almost real time.

 

[wessie]

In terms of digital map accuracy round here, Google maps is first, followed by Open Street maps with Here maps used by Garmin and MRA coming in a rather distant 3rd particularly with regard to updating new roads and junctions. The other two are almost real time.

Google often has new developments on their maps before they are built. Presumably they are linked into the same planning database the Post Office uses to generate new postcodes.