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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 12:30 PM
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New maps

http://maps.google.com/

fun. yay.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 12:39 PM
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Nice! I love maps...this could spell trouble for mattquest.com
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 12:54 PM
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maps are cool
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 01:22 PM
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i like the click and drag option...unlike all the rest where you have to reload the whole page.

would like it if the print option had a little more printer friendly version...
it doesn't flow the directions well on portrait layout.

(i have to print maps & directions to sites all over the state daily for our field guys so i am **** about these things)
currently i use yahoo maps, most acurate as far as roads & turns, but it's not great.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 01:23 PM
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yeah, won't make me give up yahoo maps, yet.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by LagnWagn
Nice! I love maps...this could spell trouble for mattquest.com
Nice.

No way! No software can replace you nothing can replace you.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 01:33 PM
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Nice.

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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 01:54 PM
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LMAO!!
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 02:14 PM
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Being able to drag the map is so useful.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 02:25 PM
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Looks like they are using the same company that yahoo maps uses
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 02:35 PM
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Dang. Yahoo map sucks.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 03:04 PM
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I use my laptop based gps It's great when your looking for something that just has northings and eastings or lat & long.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 03:09 PM
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what do you use?
mind telling how you like it?
just cuz it may come in handy for our field techs.
do you have to run a PCI card and an app or how does it work?
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 03:21 PM
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It's a garmin system. ithe antenna hooks up to your laptop through a usb port it include the north american maps and others are available. heres a link http://www.garmin.com/products/gps18/
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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nice thanks!
reasonably priced too...compaired to the mobile auto one's.



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