tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806132.post115680887872470784..comments2023-09-17T15:57:30.687+01:00Comments on Ade Rowbotham: Flickr has added a mapping toolAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795718607403327664noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806132.post-1166246950430238392006-12-16T05:29:00.000+00:002006-12-16T05:29:00.000+00:00[Belated] update:They have finally fixed it[Belated] update:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://gridrunner.blogspot.com/2006/12/flickr-yahoo-have-sorted-out-map-issue.html" REL="nofollow">They have finally fixed it</A>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795718607403327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806132.post-1157008982251752532006-08-31T08:23:00.000+01:002006-08-31T08:23:00.000+01:00"It's crap because it doesn't work perfectly insta...<EM>"It's crap because it doesn't work perfectly instantly?"</EM><BR/><BR/>I was writing about my first impressions. I accept that it could (and hopefully will) improve over the coming months, but I was writing a review how it is at launch.<BR/><BR/>And, the Hybrid view doesn't work! Hybrid view is supposed to show Sattelite view combined with Map view, but it just shows Sattelite view at the moment. I guess that's because the map data is so innaccurate that it wouldn't line up properly.<BR/><BR/>Now yes, the sattelite photographic information itself is pretty good - hurrah! - but it's difficult to find most locations using Satellite view if they're not along obvious features such as the Thames.<BR/><BR/>Stewart Butterfield (Flickr co-founder) says in <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/groups/geotagging/discuss/72157594255552128/72157594256813891/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Flickr discussion">this post</A>: <EM>"if we had launched a few months ago with Google maps underneath, you would have said exactly the same thing."</EM> This is not strictly true. Google Maps was still fantastic three months ago, and to the best of my knowledge has never had as poor data for the UK as Yahoo! does.<BR/><BR/>Though to be fair - as he alludes - it's probably a question of economics. Good map data is VERY expensive and once they have it it'll take a long time to set up and align with the Sattelite data. I'd imagine that's a very laborious task.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795718607403327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806132.post-1157008018248784352006-08-31T08:06:00.000+01:002006-08-31T08:06:00.000+01:00It's crap because it doesn't work perfectly instan...It's crap because it doesn't work perfectly instantly?<BR/><BR/>If in three months' time the mapping detail for the rest of the world has seen no improvvements then I'm with you.<BR/><BR/>Did you try a <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/map/?&fLat=51.507037&fLon=-0.079189&zl=1&min_upload_date=946713600&min_taken_date=1970-01-01%2000:00:00&map_type=hyb" REL="nofollow">hybrid view of London</A>?Longwayroundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983204630164758583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806132.post-1156860062780289202006-08-29T15:01:00.000+01:002006-08-29T15:01:00.000+01:00Some related links. Many in the US have, understan...Some related links. Many in the US have, understandably, taken to it more kindly than me.<BR/><BR/>The prolific Thomas Hawk:<BR/><A HREF="http://thomashawk.com/2006/08/flickrs-new-geotagging-pretty-damn.html" REL="nofollow">www.thomashawk.com/2006/08/flickrs-new-geotagging...</A><BR/><BR/>TechCrunch:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/04/flickr-to-offer-drag-and-drop-geotagging/" REL="nofollow">www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/04/flickr-to-offer-drag...</A>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795718607403327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806132.post-1156842602811463402006-08-29T10:10:00.000+01:002006-08-29T10:10:00.000+01:00Indeed, indeed.I guess a little more time is neede...Indeed, indeed.<BR/>I guess a little more time is needed before Yahoo manages to incorporate the lesser-known parts of the world outside the USA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806132.post-1156842519385863512006-08-29T10:08:00.000+01:002006-08-29T10:08:00.000+01:00Indeed, indeed.I guess a little more time is neede...Indeed, indeed.<BR/>I guess a little more time is needed before Yahoo manages to incorporate the lesser-known parts of the world outside the USA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806132.post-1156841810050813582006-08-29T09:56:00.000+01:002006-08-29T09:56:00.000+01:00Well put. What a letdown.Well put. What a letdown.Peter Gasstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838157043479915215noreply@blogger.com