[OSM-Talk-ZA] Google Maps for South Africa

[brendan barrett]

That's a very recent addition, and good to see. Pity it's taken so
long... and it's also a pity I won't need it:P

Regards,
Brendan

On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Adrian Frith <adrian at frith.co.za> wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> Since when has Google Maps had the Tele Atlas data for South Africa? I
> only noticed it just now. I notice, though, that it's not routable
> (yet?) although you can search for street locations. It's nice to see
> that Google is paying a bit of attention to South Africa.
>
> I will point out, though, that Google Maps does not yet reflect the
> newly opened Claremont Boulevard [1] and the changes that it has caused
> in the surrounding streets. Guess who does? Hint: see [2].
>
> Cheers,
> Adrian
>
> [1]
> http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/MediaReleases/Pages/MayortoofficiallyopenR22MillionClaremontBoulevard.aspx
> [2] http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-33.979&lon=18.467&zoom=16
>
>
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