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antonye
20-Apr-2005, 12:21
http://maps.google.co.uk/

Not quite upto date (our road still isn't on there!) but it's a pretty nifty interface and better than the advert infested Streetmap!

dickieducati
20-Apr-2005, 12:23
great site. my roads on there ant.:D

antonye
20-Apr-2005, 12:33
'sok Dickie - I know where you live ;)

ak47
20-Apr-2005, 12:34
not bad at all

phillc
20-Apr-2005, 12:35
That is pretty ace actually.

The route finder agrees with the route I take to work too! (I feel justified, although in a car there are quicker ways due to traffic congestion).

Only complaint I would have is that on the closer zoom (results returned when you just type in a postcode) the street/road numbering is missing. e.g. A316 although they still have names on the bigger roads.

AA route finder is so rubbish, and I never know whether to use streetmap, multimap or mapquest (all advert infested or a bit crap). Think I'll be using Google Maps now!

If only Google would launch a calendaring function, linked in with their email service, they'd have a pretty complete service.

antonye
20-Apr-2005, 12:40
Originally posted by phillc
If only Google would launch a calendaring function, linked in with their email service, they'd have a pretty complete service.

Drop them a line ... you never know!

chicken
20-Apr-2005, 12:42
only a matter of time!

Best feature is that you can scroll across to the next page without having to refresh the whole page.

phillc
20-Apr-2005, 12:47
Originally posted by antonye
Originally posted by phillc
If only Google would launch a calendaring function, linked in with their email service, they'd have a pretty complete service.

Drop them a line ... you never know!

It's rumoured -

http://news.verdictsolutions.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/25/374119.html

I'm waiting :-)

AK
20-Apr-2005, 13:29
Well, that looks quite good Ant, cheers.

Only one prob on my home to work route - it tells me to make a right turn at a major set of traffic lights - where there is no right turn permitted (except for buses) :lol:

I tried the return trip - and it sent me down a road, which has 'no entry except for Buses, cycles & taxi's' :lol:

but enforcements have been in place for over 20 years on those roads too:o
- maybe it just needs some 'blips' sorting - but is clear to read tho.

C

[Edited on 20-4-2005 by CK and AK]