February 15, 2005
Dinner in the Ocean
I like google maps, because the maps look cleaner, the maps are bigger, and the user interface allows for easy moving and zooming. The javascript and DHTML wizards that brought you gmail now have made a mapping application that seems to work seemlessly in firefox and Internet explorer. Some guy has even whipped up a python script to interface with GPS Receivers to locate yourself on google maps called movin Gmap. A decent solution, but it requires you to have a laptop with a GPS antenna and a high speed internet connection.
My first and only problem happened last night when I was trying to find how to get to a place for dinner. I decided to try out my trusty new friend Google Maps. However, it told me "We currently only support road-based driving directions."
Upon further investigation, I found that google apparently thought this restaurant in Arlington, VA was in the middle of the Atlantic. Here's a link to the page. If you zoom all the way out, and move west a little, you can start to see the United States. Mapquest on the other hand seems to find this little place no problem.
So whats the problem google gods?
Posted by Bryant at February 15, 2005 10:24 AM