<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">There is an article in Forbes about the increasing lengths data providers are going to to collect data for mapping.<br><br>Link here: http://www.forbes.com/2008/10/10/gps-navigation-autos-tech-personal-cz_jb_1010nav.html?feed=rss_news<br><br>Quote <span id="lingo_span" class="lingo_region">"'I laugh when I hear that
you can make a map by community input alone,' says Tele Atlas founder
De Taeye. He says that if tens of thousands of users travel a road
without complaining, then Tele Atlas can be fairly certain that its map
of the road is correct."<br><br>Not sure if that's strictly true, given the quality of some of there maps, but anyway<br><br>Regards<br><br>Steve<br></span></div><br>
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