[talk-au] google maps criticised for unreliable toll road routing

2010-02-03 Thread Roy Wallace
@ http://apcmag.com/google-maps-bug-forces-melburnians-down-toll-roads.htm A bug in Google Maps Australia is forcing people down costly toll roads whether they like it or not. Just a thought - might be a nice reminder to check how we are doing on this front in OSM?

Re: [talk-au] google maps criticised for unreliable toll road routing

2010-02-03 Thread John Smith
On 3 February 2010 19:46, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: Just a thought - might be a nice reminder to check how we are doing on this front in OSM? I've seen some toll booths marked, not sure how any of the routing engines deals with it however. In Brisbane gMaps keeps sending me via

Re: [talk-au] google maps criticised for unreliable toll road routing

2010-02-03 Thread John Smith
On 4 February 2010 13:44, Steve Bennett stevag...@gmail.com wrote: I've only checked Citylink here, but I notice that neither Mapnik nor Osmarender renders tollroads any differently. How strange. Why is it strange that no one put in a request to have them render differently?