http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/24/Autos/modern_mapmakers/index.htm

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"NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Mapquest said it would take 41 minutes for me to drive from Columbus Circle in Manhattan to Far Rockaway in Queens. Google Maps estimated the trip at 39 minutes. I looked at the route and figured it for an hour. About an hour later, I was in Far Rockaway riding around with two of the people who create the raw material for driving directions like those spun out by Mapquest, Google and any number of portable navigation systems. Navteq supplies the raw map data that underlies those directions. That data isn't as raw as you might think, though. Unlike paper maps, Navteq's digital maps have to include details about which roads are one way, which way, and things like whether left turns are illegal Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from 7:00 a.m to 10:00 a.m. unless you're driving a bus. ... While Navteq supplies the raw data, the calculations are up to the routing company's computer software. They can't always take into account real-world traffic patterns, Arcari explained, which is one reason the results can sometimes seem a little screwy to people who drive the streets every day. It's also one reason my guess about how long it would take to reach Far Rockaway was so much closer than the Web sites' estimates."

2/27/2006 7:36:11 PM

this thread gets a big ol' DUH

2/27/2006 7:53:58 PM

yeah, you're statistically bound to get a few of those threads.

2/27/2006 8:11:18 PM

alright we'll make it exciting.

2/27/2006 8:25:00 PM

seriously, try to refrain from making topics you ripped from slashdot and digg

2/27/2006 9:07:28 PM

who the fuck cares?

seriously?

2/27/2006 9:15:30 PM

you link such shitty stories like this thread. if i want tech news ill go to a tech new site

2/27/2006 10:04:58 PM

aww my feelings are hurt

now i'm never going to post again

it's a fucking message board. does it really matter? no.

2/27/2006 10:11:47 PM