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Well, according the featured article we're commenting on, yes, that's about half of it in a nutshell. The other half is the algorithms they're running on all th
by spinchange 12y ago
Well, according the featured article we're commenting on, yes, that's about half of it in a nutshell. The other half is the algorithms they're running on all this street view data they're collecting.
Is it really that crazy a notion that actually driving the roads and collecting all kinds of data from it yields higher accuracy maps than just licensing less robust data sets from others?
- stephenr 12y agotrying to reverse engineer a photo of a property from the street into meaningful information, vs using data collected from businesses dedicated to providing mapping/location data, and information provided by people expressly interested in improving the available data? Sure, keep analysing that shop front.
- spinchange 12y agoLook, obviously there's more to it than _just_ street view and algorithms. The article also talks about manual reviews, corrections, and verifications by lots of human staff. Google also allows businesses to add/update their listings. I've done it for ours. I've then had someone from Google call me to confirm it too. They also have Skybox imaging now as well as Waze. I focus on street view because it is a big source of data (per the FA) and a testament to the comitmment and effort that's gone into it. In the U.S., how many other map makers actually drove 99% of the roads on thier map? Maybe that doesn't make a difference to you, but I think the central premise of this article and the general consensus of most users is that it does.