Google Maps India learns to navigate like a local
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Google Maps India learns to navigate like a local
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Re: Google Maps India learns to navigate like a local
#2Outrageously cool. This is a textbook for how to build stuff in the modern way.
1) Start with a design
2) Get feedback
3) Improve design
4) Goto Step 2
This would also be fantastic in other places with roadnames. For example, walking direction around a city like D.C. "walk away from the Washington Monument and Towards the Lincoln Memorial."
Re: Google Maps India learns to navigate like a local
#3Awesome. The directions shown in the example are pretty much how an Indian would give directions (minus the hand waving of course :)
Re: Google Maps India learns to navigate like a local
#4fwiw, yahoo india maps have been having this for a long time. yahoo india maps is way better than yahoo US maps (ajax instead of flash)
Re: Google Maps India learns to navigate like a local
#5Outrageously cool. This is a textbook for how to build stuff in the modern way. 1) Start with a design 2) Get feedback 3) Improve design 4) Goto Step 2 This would also be fantastic in other places with roadnames. For example, walking direction around a city like D.C. "walk away from the Washington Monument and Towards the Lincoln Memorial."
Yes - it strikes me that this is not so much navigating like someone in India, but navigating more like many (most?) people do in practice. I tend to like knowing which way is north, and using that, but I've found explaining things using compass directions often confuses people. Especially in unfamiliar surroundings it's much easier to get your bearings from significant landmarks.
Re: Google Maps India learns to navigate like a local
#6How did Russian girl (Olga Khroustaleva) end up working on Indian maps?
Re: Google Maps India learns to navigate like a local
#7How did Russian girl (Olga Khroustaleva) end up working on Indian maps?
She was obviously qualified and did a great job. How would anyone else do it?
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#8How did Russian girl (Olga Khroustaleva) end up working on Indian maps?
Here's her resume if you are that concerned:
http://www.bluebytes.com/resume.php
At google:
Responsible for user experience research and usability of Google Geo products within the USA and internationally
Re: Google Maps India learns to navigate like a local
#9If this actually works, its an amazing achievement. This is more or less exactly how someone would give you directions in India.
Amazing!!
Re: Google Maps India learns to navigate like a local
#10I live in Bangalore and I have always found that asking Google Maps is way better than asking locals. This tweak is a real bonus improvement over that.