> Does anybody know what the algorithm is that mapping programs like > Rand-McNally or Mapquest use to figure out the shortest route? I've > been curious about this for a while. > > Rod > >
Yeh. I have never given it much thought but think it might be the Operations Research subdiscipline oh I forget the name. There are some famous questions. It has also been used by the US Army. Originally I think that it was done on an analogue computer. After the gun sight analogue computer was done. Chris
