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I only skimmed the pictures in the article but the ones I saw could have no plausible impact on navigation. They are buried within tiny details that are essenti
by andy99 11mo ago
I only skimmed the pictures in the article but the ones I saw could have no plausible impact on navigation. They are buried within tiny details that are essentially artistic anyway, there is no impact on accuracy possible.
- delichon 11mo agoNot none, just very little, like the obscure code corner case. If you are thinking about building something nearby, or specifically looking for interesting terrain to visit, you may be misled. The pig shaped cow spot, on the other hand, adds accurate symbology to the decal, with a wholesome helping of self deprecation. To allow de minimis excursions from ground truth is a necessary compromise, but purposely introducing them isn't.
- Scubabear68 11mo agoOh please. Anyone looking to actually do something interesting with a piece of land is going to have to a much higher resolution map of the site, not use the extreme zoom and on a map covering a huge area. Or they may even go rogue and visit the place! Heavens to Murgatroyd!
- snypher 11mo agoYes, I hate when I'm halfway up the north face of the Eiger and my map just shows a spider.
- LorenPechtel 11mo agoI don't think the effect would be serious. I have plotted explorations of the wilderness off topo maps--and I always head out perfectly well knowing that the map isn't a sufficiently accurate representation of reality to actually trust it. The flatter the terrain on the map the more likely it will prove passable on the ground but features can be small enough to not show, yet make it impractical to get through.
- ryanjshaw 11mo agoIt’s 2025. Nobody is looking at a hand-drawn map for accuracy.
- jval43 11mo agoYou may well need to in the Alps. If the satellite map only shows it snow-covered and you need to know what's beneath, hand-drawn it is.
- ryanjshaw 11mo agoThe modern equivalent of these maps is the ‘terrain’ layer, not the ‘satellite’ layer.
- GJim 11mo agoYou are either trolling, or utterly clueless when it comes to fell walking. (Perhaps sir would like to search 'Ordnance Survey Maps').
- iso1631 11mo agoTrap streets and fake towns are far worse than the examples shown here.