Who Makes MapQuest's Maps?

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday November 6, 2003 @07:32AM from the just-a-couple-of-dudes dept.

carpoolio writes "TechTV has an interesting story about the company that builds the mapping technology behind popular map services like Mapquest. The company, Navigation Technologies, is decidedly low-tech in its approach to making its maps: two people in a car drive around endlessly, inputting street information and landmarks into databases. Navtech's map databases are used in everything from Garmin GPS units to Alpine in-dash auto navigation systems. So next time you turn the wrong way down a one-way street, know that there are real people behind the controls."

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Jessica Lynch violated by Greased Yoda Doll! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-11-06 07:36 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Ouch...that smarts
1. Re:Jessica Lynch violated by Greased Yoda Doll! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-11-06 07:42 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  errr, no, Jessica Lynch was told that she was raped by people that have a proven track record of faulty intelligence being erroneously used to falsify jingoistic policies.
  She says she doesn't remember anything.
2. Re:Jessica Lynch violated by Greased Yoda Doll! by October_30th · 2003-11-06 07:53 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  She says she doesn't remember anything.
  Agreed. Even worse, it's incredibly bad taste to leak out information like this now before her wedding.
  I'm rather sure that soon-to-be-husband does not want to see the media discussing how his young and pretty bride was ass-raped in Iraq.
  
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Perhaps a more apt question by Anonymous Coward · 2003-11-06 07:38 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Perhaps a more apt question would be, can we sue you for being a moron?
Re:Those 2 are the ones by Anonymous Coward · 2003-11-06 07:40 · Score: -1, Offtopic

MOD up this one 5 Funny...lol, idiot failed it....ahahahahahahaaaaaa
Re:They hire tsarkon reports by the+Man+in+Black · 2003-11-06 07:56 · Score: 2, Offtopic

I'd mod this flamebait, but I'm just as bitter as you are, homeboy. I've gone from respected sysadmin to considering renting the use of my bodily orificies to pay my rent.

*sigh*

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Worm (this is related) by Anonymous Coward · 2003-11-06 07:57 · Score: -1, Offtopic

What we need is an enterprising person to write a worm that infects peoples computers and downloads music from the internet (P2P). Thus when the RIAA sue these people they can claim that they are in fact victims of another worm being passed around and are rightfully innocent.
Obligatory Penny Arcade Link by prockcore · 2003-11-06 08:22 · Score: 1, Offtopic

It's Cool, I Know Him.

Ok, so it's about Yahoo Maps instead of MapQuest, but I still think it applies.
Mapquest? Pa-lease by strongface · 2003-11-06 08:24 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Everytime I have used mapquest in the past, I always get these longwinded directions. And then when I finally reach my destination, I figure out that I could have cut my time in half by going a more simpler, obvious way. I use M$ map point. Its local on my system, I dont have to connect to the internet to use it AND and can figure out, ahead of time, which way is the best way to go.
Re:Those bastards... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-11-06 08:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I metamoderate all mods down as unfair.
for those who want to do something by sxpert · 2003-11-06 08:31 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Hi there
I have been working on a project that does that and more (ogg playing) for the past year or so.

check it out and tell me what you think (you can help too)

navsys, here
Re:MOD PARENT DOWN- offtopic ! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-11-06 09:18 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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