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LucidOndine
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celticwulf
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OK, I SOOO want that job!
although, in reality, wouldn't it make sense to work a deal with FedEx and UPS or even USPS to add some trackers to thier vehicles to see where they go...I figure more data can't hurt!
CW
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GeoPierce
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:24 am Post subject: |
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| celticwulf wrote: |
OK, I SOOO want that job!
although, in reality, wouldn't it make sense to work a deal with FedEx and UPS or even USPS to add some trackers to thier vehicles to see where they go...I figure more data can't hurt!
CW |
I thought you wanted to paint pixels like Lucid. 
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RubberToes
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:41 am Post subject: Re: Collecting new map data |
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http://news.digitaltrends.com/featured_article60.html
I've always wondered about this. Now I know who to blame when my autorouting fails. |
Another interesting article -- though definitely less terse -- on the subject of mapping appeared in The New Yorker in April. |
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LucidOndine
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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| celticwulf wrote: |
OK, I SOOO want that job!
although, in reality, wouldn't it make sense to work a deal with FedEx and UPS or even USPS to add some trackers to thier vehicles to see where they go...I figure more data can't hurt!
CW |
Imagine that. CW running around getting paid for saying "Who put this road here!?"
I can see it now... |
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KC0GRN
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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| And to think, before I got into caching, back in 02 or so I ran across a job that was basically the same thing as that. Now I could kick myself for not taking it. |
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LucidOndine
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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| And to think, before I got into caching, back in 02 or so I ran across a job that was basically the same thing as that. Now I could kick myself for not taking it. |
I'm not entirely sure I'd be a good canidate for that job. I'd load up nearby geocaches and try to drive as close as I could to the area. My maps would have roads where there are sidewalks, trails and open fields :p
Ok, well maybe not THAT bad, but the temptation would certainly be there.  |
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