[aprssig] Google isn't my friend, it's Big Brother...

Thu Apr 27 18:29:13 UTC 2006

Wes,
I don't see what you are talking about.  I compared the Google map with my Precision Mapping 6.0 map and they seem to be the same except that just north east of the end of the street where you have the VOR symbol the Precision map shows a little peak called Sand Mountain.  Google names some of the streets that Precision does not name.

Dave...
W4VOR
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Wes Johnston 
  To: TAPR APRS Mailing List 
  Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 2:06 PM
  Subject: [aprssig] Google isn't my friend, it's Big Brother...

  Guys, I just created an object in aprs that represents the location of the airport VOR in a nearby town.  I then went to findu to look it up and found that google blanked out one tile on their satellite photo map.

  Check it out...
  http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?columbia  

  Select hybrid map and zoom way in.  Nice to know that google is helping to keep us safe from the bad guys.  I don't suppose they could find the VOR stations in the same database I did, eh?  And what difference would it make if they could see a photo of it?  Sheesh.

  Wes

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