Google Maps

[dcseain]

Yesterday, i was using Google maps to get from Gaihersburg, MD to Hamilton, VA. The shortest rought is via White's Ferry. First, it tried to send me via 270S-495S-267W-7W/15S-7W-9W-Bus 7W. So, i dragged the blue line to shorten it, and it tried 270N-15S-Bus 15S-Bus 7W-7W-9W-Bus 7W. Still too long. Yes, the Bus 7 routes are non-contiguous, so that part makes sense.

To get it to aknowledge the ferry, i had to enter Gaithersburg, MD to Whites Ferry, MD to Hamilton VA, cutting an hour and some miles off the trip Making the route 124W-28N-107W-ferry-655W-15S-Bus 15S-Bus 7W-7W-9W-Bus 7W. 107 and 655 are both Whites Ferry Rd, but on opposite sides of the river.

It gladly sends me via other toll facilities, why not the ferry by default i wonder. Admittedly, the ferry does not run between 23 and 05:30, but this was at 14.

Comments

[tovahs.livejournal.com]

I was told by someone that there are companies and individuals that pay map makers like google maps, yahoo maps and mapquest not to list their streets.

It keeps the flow of traffic past the shops that want it.

I had tried to get to someplace that if I had known where it was I would have gone a totaly differnt direction.

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

Yeesh. ...At least they didn't send you swimming across. ;)

[dcseain.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not like i was aiming for Madrid, Paris, or Bremen. ;)

[madbodger.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my Magellan lurves the DC beltway beyond all reason, but it hates
the ferry. I've had it suggest I make a U-turn on the ferry!

[dcseain.livejournal.com]

Heh. The boat was empty enough i could've made a u-turn, but not in the least as the Magellan would intend. That's funny.