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join:2004-08-01 |  All I gotta say is...
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Phil
Rojo Sol
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join:2001-06-11
Camarillo, CA | Re: All I gotta say is... Very nice indeed. | |
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Corvus
Flaming Tards Since 2003
Premium,VIP
join:2003-11-26 | Re: All I gotta say is... | |
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | Re: All I gotta say is... i disagree, no way to create Mobile Page like in MSN maps along with directions. That is a BIG deal. | |
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Monster Rain
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join:2002-08-03
USA
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HiVolt
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join:2000-12-28
Toronto, ON
clubs: | Wow, that is simply awesome. Best map service! Google rocks! | |
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Slidetbone
Mazin Go
Premium
join:2002-11-10
Land O Lakes, FL | I can't beleive it! They got my address right!
Mapquest, Yahoo and Rand McNalley do not even have the new road on their maps, and it was built 3 years ago!
There may be a few quirks but I overall it is friendly and easy to read. | |
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join:2003-11-15
Ottawa, ON | Re: Right on the money! anyone that can find my address on a map has a good map. yahoo and mapquest screw it up nicely.
i guess anything with google's name is good. | |
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join:2001-04-11
Tampa, FL
| Re: Right on the money! No mapping service to this date can get my address correct on a map...
I know Google's map is a beta, which would explain why they pegged my address being 12 miles from where it really is.
Oh well...
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Zeb
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join:2000-07-10
Lewisville, TX | Re: All I gotta say is... Are you sure they are using the _same_ data as yahoo? Google says 2005, while yahoo says 2004 for navteq. I'm sure they have to shell out some $$$ for db updates. | |
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netwire
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Mooresboro, NC | It works rather well, good job google! | |
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| kauiman3
join:2002-08-16
Redondo Beach, CA | Didn't find my address. A little confusing on the panning but otherwise cool. Would have been even cooler if it linked to sat. pictures. | |
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aztecnology
O Rly?
Premium
join:2003-02-12
Murrieta, CA | This is only going to get better and better...:) | |
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Corvus
Flaming Tards Since 2003
Premium,VIP
join:2003-11-26
| About Google vs MSN, I ditched MSN News for Google News last year, I ditched MSN-Hotmail last year for Google mail, I'll ditch MSN-Maps now for Google Maps and the only thing I still use from MSN is MSN Messenger so my question is: Can we expect Google to jump in the instant messaging wagon? 
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kaisa
Premium
join:2002-08-20
Glen Ellyn, IL
clubs: | Re: All I gotta say is... i remember reading somewhere about rumors of a google messaging client.
but then again, just rumors. | |
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superdip
join:2004-08-23
Plainsboro, NJ | The graphing is awesome
The graphics and colors on the maps are vivid and the drag feature is simply fantastic. | |
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IhatemyISP
MM2 Corbski
Premium
join:2003-01-27
Japan | very nice I like it.
Google is the Javascript king. | |
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IronChefMoto
Premium
join:2001-02-08
Alpharetta, GA | Just add some options... All they need to do to make this perfect is to add trip planning and alternate route display options. I'd never go back to MapQuest for anything. By itself, it's UBER powerful. Well done Google!
IronChefMorimoto | |
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Phoenix__1
join:2003-07-17
Holyoke, MA
| Long Live Google I love Google
I also like the click and drag. You don't have to use the left bar to move around the map. Just click and drag.
(I know I posted this already, just have no idea where it ended up. lol )
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Jason Levine
Premium
join:2001-07-13
USA
| Re: Long Live Google Also, try your left/right/up/down arrows or Page Up and Page Down.
I've already found a really cool use. Put in your home address. Then, when the map with your home comes up, click "Local Search", type in "Restaurants", and click Search. You'll get a mapped-out view of restaurants in your surrounding area along with supporting links (just click the "building" icon) for more information.
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FDisk
O.O?
join:2003-08-18
Israel | :) Looks like US is the only one left.
I guess Google people nuked the rest of the world.
Looks promising tho.
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pulp39
Premium
join:2003-01-28
Ottawa, ON | Re: :) Hey! Where the hell is Ottawa? It's only the Capital of Canada!? LOL More or less in between Toronto and Montreal. d-oh... | |
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pulp39
Premium
join:2003-01-28
Ottawa, ON
1 edit | Re: :) Silly, you know I meant at Google's map homepage. It shows 5 tiny canadian cities yet doesn't show Canada's Capital of over 1 million people. Unreal...
maps.google.com | |
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rogue_
I Have A Secret Window
Premium
join:2001-10-17
Lake Hiawatha, NJ | I like it alot Yep, nice stuff. Nothing compared to my DeLorme stuff but very nice for the net. | |
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marigolds
Gainfully employed, finally
Premium,MVM
join:2002-05-13
Saint Louis, MO
| Re: I like it alot said by rogue_  :Yep, nice stuff. Nothing compared to my DeLorme stuff but very nice for the net. I haven't had a chance ot use DeLorme. How do you feel it compares with ArcGIS?
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rogue_
I Have A Secret Window
Premium
join:2001-10-17
Lake Hiawatha, NJ
| I'm not familar with that. I have been using DeLorme products since they first introduced their GPS navigation suite.
Check this out. You got GPS receiver, detailed street level mapping of the entire US with tons of additional data like hotels, phone numbers, restaurants, all kinds of crap for just $150. I plug it into my laptop and I now have a 14" color navigation system. I have used it all over the country and I love it.
Try buying some GPS gadget today with a tiny ass screen and maybe a detailed map of your region. Oh maybe $1000. Nice.
They got popular and then they got rediculously expensive.
On my boat I use Garmin which is also very good.
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Rama767
join:2002-08-02
White Plains, NY
| Search Ability is Disappointing Too bad it couldn't find either of two addresses I plugged in to it. It got rather close, but it was still off by 5+ miles. Both times it picked a different street than the one I had typed in, rather than just tell me it was having trouble. But then again, it's still in beta so who knows. I do like the drag feature though. | |
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Phil
Rojo Sol
Premium
join:2001-06-11
Camarillo, CA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| Re: Search Ability is Disappointing said by Rama767 :Too bad it couldn't find either of two addresses I plugged in to it. It got rather close, but it was still off by 5+ miles. Both times it picked a different street than the one I had typed in, rather than just tell me it was having trouble. But then again, it's still in beta so who knows. I do like the drag feature though. Keep in mind it is beta.
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rbright
Premium
join:2002-12-10
Lexington, KY
clubs:
1 edit | Looks Promising This product looks very promising and will likely take MapQuest's place for me even though it is still in beta. Once they iron the kinks out (wherever they are, I haven't found them yet), there shouldn't be any comparison between the two.
edit: I take that back, I'm finding some as I go. When I did an address search for the company I work with, it showed properly (even showed the company information, including their website). However, when I attempted to get directions from my house to that location, I was given the error:
We could not understand the location 400 [STREETNAME] Blvd., Nicholasville, KY 40356. | |
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AtomicZero
join:2004-11-24
West Palm Beach, FL | Re: Looks Promising | |
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stunod2002
join:2003-11-07
Carol Stream, IL | Excelent
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marigolds
Gainfully employed, finally
Premium,MVM
join:2002-05-13
Saint Louis, MO
| Good, but... The interface certainly is fast, but not customizable and has limited data sets.
ArcIMS servers still are lightyears beyond this.
Also, the road accuracy is still pretty bad. There are no scale bars, north arrows, legends, or click and drag measurement.
For now I would probably stick with the ArcIMS servers and Rand McNally, but the speed and smoothness of the interface is a big plus.
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Vamp
5c077
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join:2003-01-28
MD | Re: Good, but... It's good BUT ..... It doesn't work with Opera browser yet  | |
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Supafly
Premium
join:2000-07-15
Elk Grove, CA
| said by marigolds :There are no scale bars, north arrows, legends, or click and drag measurement. North arrows are useless because there's no map rotation. Everything up is north all the time.  | |
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marigolds
Gainfully employed, finally
Premium,MVM
join:2002-05-13
Saint Louis, MO | Generally true, but technically not true, especially as you head closer to the poles. | |
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Denjin
join:2001-01-18
Schaumburg, IL
| Poor directions I live in Chicago about a half mile from a major interstate, and my office is 1 mile off the same interstate. But, for some reason google thinks I should take backroads all the way in. LOL. Oh well, I reported it to them so hopefully they can work on the algorithm or whatever.
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DKS
Damn Kidney Stones
Premium,ExMod 2002
join:2001-03-22
Owen Sound, ON
clubs: | Close but no cigar Nice, but out of date. The rail lines in Canada were torn up a decade or more ago.
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MacGyver
Bell Sucks
Premium,ExMod 2003-05
join:2001-10-14
Orleans, ON
 ·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Bell Sympatico
1 edit | Re: Close but no cigar No highway numbers shown in Ontario from what I can see, other provinces show highways as interstates. Some areas do not have close up maps, other areas the street names are in French when they should be in English (or at least give us a choice)
This is definitely another bar-raising by Google. Will the veteran map providers follow suit or rest on their laurels? | |
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ColdFiltered
join:2005-01-25
Atlanta, GA
| Has my subdivision, but street name is wrong. Well, they did a pretty good job thus far. I cannot help but think their information is being based one someone else's efforts as they certainly didn't send Google employees on walkabouts.  | |
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| tantuti666
join:2002-06-25
Ohio City, OH | Re: Has my subdivision, but street name is wrong. google maps got be better than Yahoo Maps. Yahoo maps always give me wrong or the long directions | |
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rbright
Premium
join:2002-12-10
Lexington, KY
clubs:
| Why? On the initial screen, you are given two input boxes for getting directions from one location to another. You would think that you enter one address into one text box and the other address into the other box. However, upon doing this and clicking "Search", you are shown the address corresponding to the "Search" button you clicked. I really don't understand the purpose of two text boxes if you can only use one at a time. | |
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forgotmypass
@verizon.n | Re: Why? You have to put both addresses into the same location box.
Why'd they give you two search boxes? Just bad UI design. They're trying to provide you with example searches so you can see how it works. | |
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ATHF
join:2004-12-20
00000 | Google Maps hehe man i can't wait until they give you an option to see the actual street photo... ofcouser probably be with ads
google bought keyhole earthviewer not to long ago | |
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| miguel2k
join:2004-11-20
Columbia, SC | Re: Google Maps this is BY FAR, the best map service i have used, even in beta! good job google! | |
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yengec
join:2000-03-24
Boca Raton, FL | Nice works Excellent interface & decent speed. Looks like they have another winner in their hand.
I wonder when (and if) they will have an IM client... | |
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11337845
Live free or die
Premium
join:2002-12-20
Seattle, WA
| My problem - route ignored WA state ferry system Here's the suggestion/comment I sent to Google about my difficulty. If any of you have problems with the system, send them a notice so they can fix it.
I was trying to get directions from Seattle (98119 specifically) to my house @ Coupeville, WA 98239, which is on Whidbey Island. The system recommended that I travel all the way around the North end of the island instead of using the Mukilteo/Clinton ferry on the South side.
I figured that the system might consider using the ferry "out of the way," so I tried getting directions from the Mukilteo ferry dock itself to my house. Unfortunately, it still told me to drive all the way around to the North end of the island.
The odd thing about this is that your system shows the ferry route on the map, as well as the numerous other routes throughout the Puget Sound area.
Besides this fault, the system is wonderful and looks very promising. Thanks for another useful feature and best wishes to the Google Maps team!
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@65.242.x.x | Re: My problem - route ignored WA state ferry syst Google Map - kick azzzz | |
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The member formerly known as Cow
Premium
join:2001-05-18
Toronto
clubs: | Re: My problem - route ignored WA state ferry syst Maybe they were overcautious because of MS Mappoint recommending routes that require hovercrafts. | |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
·Qwest.net
2 edits | With all of these goodies Can a Google Browser be far behind. Please:)
I was just using this service, IT ROCKS!!!! just put in pizza in Cheyenne, It listed Pizza joints I didn't even know about, is this going to be fun,
Omne Dominie Zantac.....Amen:D
P.S. No more Tsunammi Ladies;) | |
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| MrE7
join:2002-04-14
New Orleans, LA
| Re: With all of these goodies What is REALLY unbelievable is how long MapQuest and Yahoo Maps, et all, have been around and THEY didn't think of offering some of these features first!??
Why NOT have dragable maps? why not have instant zooming? Probably because they want to shove bandwidth sucking ads at you with each subsequent page load.
The ability to find my fav restaurants in a particular area with a simple "Restaurant XYZ in City" and then being able to click on the map and get phone numbers and directions... amazing. | |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | Re: With all of these goodies I was wondering the same thing. Goes to show you Google has brains and imagination at the top. | |
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join:2003-12-28
Pleasantville, NY | Re: With all of these goodies Any of you getting these white opaque boxes when you load a map using Firefox. | |
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