Comments on: Google Maps rolls out new old data http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-maps-rolls-out-new-old-data/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:51:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dave http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-maps-rolls-out-new-old-data/#comment-8252 Dave Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:01:34 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-maps-rolls-out-new-old-data/#comment-8252 Forget about the sat data, that's out of date but what I don't understand is how the roads are so wrong, they even have place names wrong, Derrybrook not Donnybrook etc, and thats not to mention the way they have Irish names for some places for no reason. And my other pet hate the roads don't line up with the sat data! That sata data does have the best zoom of what's available though. Check out local.live.com if you can the road mapping there is excellent. Forget about the sat data, that’s out of date but what I don’t understand is how the roads are so wrong, they even have place names wrong, Derrybrook not Donnybrook etc, and thats not to mention the way they have Irish names for some places for no reason.

And my other pet hate the roads don’t line up with the sat data! That sata data does have the best zoom of what’s available though.

Check out local.live.com if you can the road mapping there is excellent.

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-maps-rolls-out-new-old-data/#comment-8246 Tom Raftery Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:04:00 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-maps-rolls-out-new-old-data/#comment-8246 Absolutely - the field at the back of our house (above) - behind the trees is now a large building site and the trees were cut down over a year ago. Absolutely - the field at the back of our house (above) - behind the trees is now a large building site and the trees were cut down over a year ago.

]]> By: adam http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-maps-rolls-out-new-old-data/#comment-8245 adam Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:43:30 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-maps-rolls-out-new-old-data/#comment-8245 Cork data is still at least 2-3 years old, my gaff is still a lovely green field. :) Cork data is still at least 2-3 years old, my gaff is still a lovely green field. :)

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