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If you want objective accuracy, do you then use aerial photographs, rather than maps? The point of a map is exactly that it simplifies information, and exaggera
by troels 16y ago
If you want objective accuracy, do you then use aerial photographs, rather than maps? The point of a map is exactly that it simplifies information, and exaggerating or downplaying certain features is a way of doing this.
- Groxx 16y agoAerial photograph maps are barely more informative than line-maps, and they're filled with much more misinformation. Colors are not correct, I'm on ground-level so I don't see buildings from the top, trees, cars, construction, etc are all incorrect as well by usually over a year, buildings aren't skewed like that (especially tall ones)... Besides, I'd only stated I use it for distances and paths, not color. Where the exaggerating / downplaying of features destroys the ability for comparative analysis of locations with other maps, I find I have little use.
- troels 16y agoBut you're picking one aspect (distance) and attributing a lot of importance to it. Depending on who you are and what you want to do, that may not be the most important thing. For example, if you want to drive somewhere, the exact distance may not be overly important, but the intersections with larger roads probably is.