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We Need to Flood Google About the Mistake

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 13 Feb 25

It seems that Google had turned into Trumpsters. They have changed the area on Google Maps to read 'Gulf Of America' instead of what it should be 'Gulf of Mexico'. We need to flood the site with emails bringing attention to their...

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Have you experienced unnecessary detours while using Google maps?

Anish Asokan @RevivedWarrior (3853) • India 2 Feb 25

I was doing a long drive yesterday of almost 9 hours back home. It was mostly driving the highway. Almost 70 kms away from home, Google maps showed a detour, in fact a new path to me. Considering the fact there were constructions...

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Another strange dream I had the other night.

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30756) • Lichfield, England 18 Mar 24

Now, parts of this dream are a bit hazy, especially at the beginning. I was in a garden. Well, it was more like a yard with a small bit of lawn. There was a business man there, and he was looking at maps or something. He was...

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ChatGPT not completely useless

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 8 Jun 23

I know. The statement in the title seems to go against all I've ever written about AI. Please keep in mind that my distrust and disdain for AI centers on its use by would-be writers to take shortcuts in producing fiction. Today,...

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Maps and Memories

MrsJ @SophiaMorros (5044) • Belews Creek, North Carolina 13 Apr 19

When I zoomed in on my Appalachian Trail map to show a readable closeup of where my son has been hiking I had to resist the urge to go back to the original map and add a few pins on each side of the trail. I have always been...

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I read an interesting article talking about the dependence on GPS software....

Scott Andersen @DocAndersen (54399) • United States 18 Dec 18

The article basically said we would be lost, without our GPS and mapping software. That made me think about learning how to use a Platt Map. I was talking to a good friend and asked when they learned to read a Platt map. They...

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Mapped Out

Norman Darlington @NormanDarlo (1071) • Ireland 10 Nov 18

MAPPED OUT My relationship with maps has been intense and even physical Via cartography I occupy a landscape, my knight errant free to ghost across the heath Thanks to the warriors of the OSI I inhabit crustal...

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Have you ever been misled by Google maps navigation?

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 12 Sep 18

Google maps seems to be one of the most popular ways of navigating to new places. Have you ever been misled by it. I have occasionally been taken through narrow streets which were confusing but ultimately took me to my...

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Can you explain this anomaly?

Cristian Ichim @Cristi_Ichim (3750) • Bucharest, Romania 7 Jun 18

Hello friends. In this post, I want to discuss a pretty weird anomaly that I personally noticed regarding google maps. For this discussion, I selected an area close to the region where I currently live and took two screen shots...

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Imagine having a map that provides statisitcs of insect infestations and murder statistics?

anthony davis @lookatdesktop (27156) • Dallas, Texas 29 Apr 18

When you decide to move from point A to point B on the world map, you might want to look at the YouTube video below, to see some of the statistics that are given to certain geographic locations. It is a good thing to be well...

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Out the Door

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 17 Mar 18

The driving time is a little over ten hours with stops. This departure is what I had stressed about. We will get Princess and go. I wanted to be gone three hours ago. Oh, well. I talked to my daughter last night, and my son,...

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Maps or GPS: Which one do you prefer?

The Invisible Man @TheInvisibleMan (17594) 8 Oct 17

Geographically speaking, I terrible (you better never have to get lost with me, haha ). However, in the last case I still get better results with GPS than with a map. Make your choice and tell my why.

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Have you ever got lost in a certain place?

Curlann @annierose (21977) • United States 20 Jun 17

They said that it is an unavoidable occurrence to get lost at times when someone is travelling. I agree with that because I also experienced it before when my boyfriend and I travelled to Hongkong. When it comes to places and...

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i got lost playin Pokemon go!?

Jason Fernandes @jazzyindian (492) 26 Aug 16

i am a big fan of the pokemon go app and i do keep playing it everyday... Yesterday, after work, i decided to go home late and searched for pokemons near my work area the locality that i am not that aware of dat much... so while...

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My Love Of Maps

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 15 May 16

I love maps, including maps and street guides to places I have already been, street guides, ordinance survey maps and railway maps. It is great to see the places I’ve been and still hope to visit too. I prefer paper maps to Google...

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Without Geography, You're Nowhere!

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 6 Feb 16

Once when I was recruiting ladies for the jewelry company I worked for, I ran an ad in some local papers around the state where I lived, hoping to find a few ladies that would like to make some extra money, selling jewelry. I...

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Have you heard of Google Local Guides?

Ajmal @aju007 (1460) • Thiruvananthapuram, India 30 Dec 15

Today I came across this ad which says to be part of a program of Google called Google Local Guides. Its a bit interesting for me. What you have to do is to just review the places like hotels, Convention centres, museums,...

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GPS a Saviour??

Bala @everloving (439) • Chennai, India 1 Nov 15

Before even you turn your car's engine, it is the GPS that you mind tries to sense. Travelling now a days can't get much easier, thanks to the companion - GPS. The tension while driving is getting negligible , gives the shortest...

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do you know your left from your right?

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (69152) • Centralia, Washington 11 Oct 15

Could you tell a Martian how to get to your place? Could you get the left turn correct and not guide the poor visitor onto the wrong turn and up to the neighborhood butcher's shop? Are you one of those who like to supply Big Box...

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Do You Have a GPS in Your Head?

Kristie Benjamin @Novelangel (394) • United States 21 Sep 15

I, unfortunately, do not. I have always maintained that I could easily get lost in a walk-in closet, but my hubby has this weird power over the universe where he knows exactly where he is no matter what. On our honeymoon he was...

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