Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 09:01:45
From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: 100CT & MS Autoroute
>Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 10:20:11 -0800
>From: "Shepardson, John D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: 100CT & MS Autoroute
>
>Another option might be to use software for your GPS receiver.
>
>For instance, for my Garmin III+ I purchased Garmin's World Map
>Mapsource which has some low level of mapping detail. It
>downloads data to my Garmin, and has some utility on the
>pc for route planning which also is uploaded.
>
>I think you can assume that you won't get street level
>detail for other locations than the US. We Americans just
>wouldn't rest until the USGS mapped every highway, local road,
>goat path, etc., and released it to the public domain.
>Our maps are very complete. Try getting that level of detail
>anywhere else, I haven't seen it. So don't expect too much
>detail for your maps.
>
>John Shepardson
Seems there's a good business opportunity for the UK Ordnance Survey (the
best (ahem) maps in the world)...but I suspect that they're probably
military secrets.
When Fylingdales early warning radar on the North Yorkshire Moors was built,
it had three huge geodesic weather domes - visible as huge white golfballs
from most of the moors. But they weren't on the OS maps...military secret,
you see...
Neil
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