[kismac] Re: worldwide KisMAP file

At 6:25 PM +0200 2003/04/27, Brad Knowles wrote:

>>   Search your own GPS location:
>>   <http://www.mapquest.com/maps/city.adp>
>
>       This map isn't all that great, either.  They have completely
>  mis-mapped the city of Brussels, Belgium.  The link that Mick
>  provided knew not only the city I'm in but also the commune, and was
>  able to give me a lat/long that I knew to be accurate within a couple
>  hundredths of a degree -- more accurate than I can get for myself
>  with hand-held GPS units.

        For example, MapQuest thinks that "1050 Ixelles" is located at 
the star shown at the top of this map (see 
<http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?mapdata=LwmywwfvnMu1jwEW6O01UhRqffltmVs1pLl0LoLefjlz3SOyLGQBVhICxzAcfyYDPVg8tHey%2bcYBzizmoT58UVMVEqOwX%2bF3D2I3fihfEmvlowEGPA0BHS%2bpqER2P1y7d%2borHVUssvU%2bj%2bvYbUfYSrRlV4kRmOkQUe%2b1ezdQhQumxxu3SMvGqocOw6qovdmOd6apcW1BY3T1kN6%2bK9joL9lWqMnWgtXiWzZlTACkWkUAep5OaUfO7Qtbe9mCbgBFFaOnxrctGGI%3d>).

        In truth, I live much closer to the road shown as "Ave. Moliere" 
near the bottom of the map.  Mapquest is at least two or three 
communes off.

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