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Google Maps has removed the collapsed I-5 bridge in WA

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Re: Google Maps has removed the collapsed I-5 bridge in WA

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Post by _wp3r »

_wp3r wrote: post #27
hackmiester wrote: post #15

If I zoom out, I don't see it: http://puu.sh/3081u.png But at the default zoom level, I do see it: http://puu.sh/30828.png

There is some interesting stuff going on there. The vector generated tile at the higher zoom has been redrawn while the tile below has not been redrawn yet, I would assume the redraw rate would be less frequent the more you zoom in do to decreased demand for the tiles. The second interesting thing is that even though the raster tiles have had the bridge removed from the draw instruction the vector data for the click…

Actually, the answer may be more simple.

Guessing, that gmaps switches to drawing vector data at a certain zoom instead of rendering the road line vector data to the TMS tile.

This simply means that the version of the vector data used to draw at the increased zoom is the older version but is actually being used to draw the roads on the browser instead of rendered into the tile before transfer.

Re: Google Maps has removed the collapsed I-5 bridge in WA

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Post by stephengillie »

freehunter wrote: post #19
tobinfricke wrote: post #16

This is a more popular story than the fact that the bridge collapsed in the first place?

I hadn't heard this story previously, so I was not sure what happened. I guess we're on the wrong site to get general news, of course a tech story would be ranked higher :)

I didn't post about it last night because: If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.

Here's the Reddit thread a FB friend linked: http://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/1ey32g/i5_bridge_in...

Re: Google Maps has removed the collapsed I-5 bridge in WA

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Post by stephengillie »

michaelochurch wrote: post #26
MichaelApproved wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What are you guys talking about? What is a Perf Room?

Don't worry about it if you don't work at Google. Every quarter, managers get together to horse-trade "performance points" (or "calibration scores") and generate a company-wide stack ranking of all engineers. If you end up in the bottom 5% (which sometimes happens to people just because their managers don't show up) then you end up on a PIP and your career at Google is over. That monstrosity is called Perf. The "Perf…

Oh, it's basically quarterly stack-ranking? Adding Google to the list of companies not to be employed by...

Re: Google Maps has removed the collapsed I-5 bridge in WA

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Post by devrelm »

claudius wrote: post #20
hackmiester wrote: post #15

If I zoom out, I don't see it: http://puu.sh/3081u.png But at the default zoom level, I do see it: http://puu.sh/30828.png

If you zoom it, it appears somewhat dotted/dashed. Maybe for ‘planned’/‘currently being built’?

This is correct. When I scrolled south towards the nearest on/off ramps, I could see "(planned)" over the road.

Re: Google Maps has removed the collapsed I-5 bridge in WA

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Post by Trufa »

tobinfricke wrote: post #16

This is a more popular story than the fact that the bridge collapsed in the first place?

To be fair, the fact that the bridge collapsed, while it is news, it's no news for HN.

The technological aspect of google maps being able to so quickly update it is in fact, new for HN.

Another thing that I agree would be interesting is a detailed technical explanation of why the bridge collapse, that I'd assume would be HN material as well.

Re: Google Maps has removed the collapsed I-5 bridge in WA

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Post by raldi »

michaelochurch wrote: post #18

Apparently Google is quick to respond to infrastructural failures. So why didn't it remove calibration scores, and convert the Perf Room to something fun like an arcade (well, it already is a casino, so maybe something else) many years ago?

If you have something to say, why not write it up clearly in a blog post, rather than making vague and confusing off-topic comments like this in any HN thread that mentions Google?

If what you say is true, I would think HN would vote it to the top of the front page, and that could lead to reporters calling you and giving you the opportunity to make your case in front of a much wider audience.

Re: Google Maps has removed the collapsed I-5 bridge in WA

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Post by chippy »

raimue wrote: post #8

OpenStreetMap still has it: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=48.4451&lon=-122.34063... I tried to mark it as closed, but did not find any option for that in potlatch. Can someone else with more experience with OSM help out?

Fixed. http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=48.4451&lon=-122.34063...

Re: Google Maps has removed the collapsed I-5 bridge in WA

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Post by scott_s »

Trufa wrote: post #35
tobinfricke wrote: post #16

This is a more popular story than the fact that the bridge collapsed in the first place?

To be fair, the fact that the bridge collapsed, while it is news, it's no news for HN. The technological aspect of google maps being able to so quickly update it is in fact, new for HN. Another thing that I agree would be interesting is a detailed technical explanation of why the bridge collapse, that I'd assume would be HN material as well.

I don't think that something has to be strictly "technical" to be on HN. I would like to see the the story on how the bridge came to be in the state it is in on HN - not just the technical explanation for what happened, but why did we choose to allocate our resources in such a way that the failure occurred.

Re: Google Maps has removed the collapsed I-5 bridge in WA

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Post by [deleted] »

scott_s wrote: post #39
Trufa wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be fair, the fact that the bridge collapsed, while it is news, it's no news for HN. The technological aspect of google maps being able to so quickly update it is in fact, new for HN. Another thing that I agree would be interesting is a detailed technical explanation of why the bridge collapse, that I'd assume would be HN material as well.

I don't think that something has to be strictly "technical" to be on HN. I would like to see the the story on how the bridge came to be in the state it is in on HN - not just the technical explanation for what happened, but why did we choose to allocate our resources in such a way that the failure occurred.

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