Comments on: MapQuest keeps trying, but still can’t get it quite right http://www.digitalearthblog.com/200803/mapquest-keeps-trying-but-still-cant-get-it-quite-right/ Keeping up with the various digital earths including Google Earth, Google Maps, Virtual Earth and others. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:01:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joan L. http://www.digitalearthblog.com/200803/mapquest-keeps-trying-but-still-cant-get-it-quite-right/comment-page-1/#comment-2715 Joan L. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:05:59 +0000 http://www.digitalearthblog.com/2008/03/19/mapquest-keeps-trying-but-still-cant-get-it-quite-right/#comment-2715 The directions to our church on Mapquest are not correct. (By a few blocks) Who do we contact to correct this???? The church is St. Matthew Presbyterian Church located at 2217 Highgrove Road, Grandview, MO 64030. Whenever we have a funeral or wedding we have numerous calls because people have been misdirected and are lost...Please let us know how to correct this error. (We are located right across the street - on the south side of Highgrove- from the Grandview Senior High School. I look forward to hearing from you. The directions to our church on Mapquest are not correct. (By a few blocks) Who do we contact to correct this???? The church is St. Matthew Presbyterian Church located at 2217 Highgrove Road, Grandview, MO 64030. Whenever we have a funeral or wedding we have numerous calls because people have been misdirected and are lost…Please let us know how to correct this error. (We are located right across the street – on the south side of Highgrove- from the Grandview Senior High School. I look forward to hearing from you.

]]> By: mickey http://www.digitalearthblog.com/200803/mapquest-keeps-trying-but-still-cant-get-it-quite-right/comment-page-1/#comment-449 mickey Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:44:30 +0000 http://www.digitalearthblog.com/2008/03/19/mapquest-keeps-trying-but-still-cant-get-it-quite-right/#comment-449 Matt - Thanks for the feedback. I just lightened the text a little bit. Better? Matt – Thanks for the feedback. I just lightened the text a little bit. Better?

]]> By: Matt http://www.digitalearthblog.com/200803/mapquest-keeps-trying-but-still-cant-get-it-quite-right/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Matt Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:35:58 +0000 http://www.digitalearthblog.com/2008/03/19/mapquest-keeps-trying-but-still-cant-get-it-quite-right/#comment-448 By the way, just thought I'd mention that the dark text on black background is very difficult to read on your blog. By the way, just thought I’d mention that the dark text on black background is very difficult to read on your blog.

]]> By: Matt http://www.digitalearthblog.com/200803/mapquest-keeps-trying-but-still-cant-get-it-quite-right/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Matt Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:34:00 +0000 http://www.digitalearthblog.com/2008/03/19/mapquest-keeps-trying-but-still-cant-get-it-quite-right/#comment-447 It's hard to determine who has better traffic data. I use cell phone for traffic all the time also. I use combination of Google, Microsoft and Yahoo mobile traffic products. Always amazes me how much the data provided by the 3 services vary from each other. Two will show stretch of road as green, one will show as red, and vice versa. I've never been able to figure out which one is correct more often. Seems to be a tossup. Point is you can't just look at the coverage. You also need to compare accuracy. It’s hard to determine who has better traffic data. I use cell phone for traffic all the time also. I use combination of Google, Microsoft and Yahoo mobile traffic products. Always amazes me how much the data provided by the 3 services vary from each other. Two will show stretch of road as green, one will show as red, and vice versa. I’ve never been able to figure out which one is correct more often. Seems to be a tossup.

Point is you can’t just look at the coverage. You also need to compare accuracy.

]]> By: mickey http://www.digitalearthblog.com/200803/mapquest-keeps-trying-but-still-cant-get-it-quite-right/comment-page-1/#comment-446 mickey Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:07:50 +0000 http://www.digitalearthblog.com/2008/03/19/mapquest-keeps-trying-but-still-cant-get-it-quite-right/#comment-446 My mistake. Their product certainly compares to GMM. However, it has two major shortcomings: - Cost. It's $50/year, while GMM is free. - Availability. GMM works on a lot of different phones, while the MapQuest app only works on 16 models right now. I use a Nokia N95, a very powerful phone, and I couldn't run the MapQuest app on it even if I wanted to pay for it. That being said, I'll edit the post to give the info about MapQuest Navigator, as it is certainly worth mentioning. My mistake. Their product certainly compares to GMM. However, it has two major shortcomings:

- Cost. It’s $50/year, while GMM is free.
- Availability. GMM works on a lot of different phones, while the MapQuest app only works on 16 models right now. I use a Nokia N95, a very powerful phone, and I couldn’t run the MapQuest app on it even if I wanted to pay for it.

That being said, I’ll edit the post to give the info about MapQuest Navigator, as it is certainly worth mentioning.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.digitalearthblog.com/200803/mapquest-keeps-trying-but-still-cant-get-it-quite-right/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Jamie Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:51:34 +0000 http://www.digitalearthblog.com/2008/03/19/mapquest-keeps-trying-but-still-cant-get-it-quite-right/#comment-445 Mickey -- MapQuest has a BETTER mobile product than Google Maps Mobile. Have you tried MapQuest Navigator? http://www.mapquest.com/mobile Mickey — MapQuest has a BETTER mobile product than Google Maps Mobile. Have you tried MapQuest Navigator?

http://www.mapquest.com/mobile

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