[Openstreetmap] Maps that Lye

[David Cantrell]

Frank Mohr wrote:

> another example for "maps that lie" (and the need for ontoloies)
> 
> i just found a receipt for a ferry over the Rhine i used,
> where the paper map showed a bridge ...

That's probably a mistake instead of a deliberate lie though.

I use TomTom Citymaps on my Palm for finding my way around strange 
cities.  It's amazing how often I have to take an "unnamed ferry" for a 
few yards - between two roads which cross each other!  That it is so 
pervasive smacks of a bug to me.

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