[ale] Why no hackable GPS

[Brian Pitts]

Christopher Fowler wrote:
>  
> Does anyone realize what is required to do map updates?
> 
> http://www.teleatlas.com/WhyTeleAtlas/FAQs/index.htm#faq10
> 
> I feel entitled too for free map updates but someone pays for them.  
> Eventually one company will provide free updates and other will 
> follow.   I would much prefer to pay for a system that is up2date then a 
> system that is 3 years too old. 

I would much rather start with the freely available street maps [0] and
participate in a community effort to update them [1]. Compared to
StreetAtlas, the community isn't doing too bad.

[0] http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap
[2]
http://blog.fortiusone.com/2008/12/12/openstreetmap-vs-googleteleatlas-street-coverage/

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All the best,
Brian Pitts