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Re: [LUG] the map

 

> On 1/30/07, Neil Stone <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone know where Google get their mapping information from anyway
>> ?
>>
>>
>
> What the location information? From the royal mail, they (?) have one
> of those postcode licence things that gives postcode to geographic
> location. The exact location returned from google maps is randomised
> slightly as it can be a bit too accurate sometimes and the intention
> here is to show what town/village you live in NOT what street you live
> in.
>

It's interesting.. Autoroute (sorry) Google AND tomtom reckon the my road
name is different from whats on our land deeds...

Who is right I wonder...


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