Tuesday, April 19, 2005
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New mapping from Google
It seems that Google has launched a new map service; since I am a map obsessive I thought I'd play around with it. One of its features is route planning, and with London's tangled streets and multiple possibilities to get anywhere, London routing is a good test.

Therefore I am extremely delighted to discover that Google has discovered a quicker route from work to home (5.1 miles) than I ever imagined: clocking in at an estimated 9 (nine) minutes. Quite an improvement over some other sites which give the same route, only slower (18, 13 and 15 minutes respectively [I should also point out that the directions given by the AA site are much clearer & comprehensive than any of the others]). I guess driving in the Google lanes is much faster.

That route is probably the quickest by motorbike or car (although I'd be extremely surprised to get there in less than 20 minutes any reasonable hour of the day or night), although probably the most dangerous possibility where cycling is concerned. A future post will document my obsessive search for the "optimal" cycle route, in which I attempt to minimize both traffic and travel time. Which will prevail?
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Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:06:23 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Disclaimer  |  Comments [1]  |  Related posts:
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