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Route Planning & Goat Path Avoidance - Google and Bing Maps
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<blockquote data-quote="leedavis" data-source="post: 1066711" data-attributes="member: 5840"><p>Like many here I often use Google Maps to rough out routes which I then convert for use with GPS. A problem with roads out in the sticks is that Google Maps satellite view is often too fuzzy to determine what an unknown road is like. About a year ago I checked out Bing Maps and have since found that in almost every case the Bing satellite view is much clearer. Google Maps is still my favorite for basic route planning but Bing Maps gives a better reference for seeing if a road is doable.</p><p></p><p>Here's an example where Holloway Mountain Rd crosses the Blue Ridge Parkway showing a typical difference in resolution.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://maps.google.com/?ll=36.131385,-81.761729&spn=0.003657,0.006609&t=k&z=18" target="_blank">Google Version</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=36.131402~-81.761812&lvl=18&dir=0&sty=a&form=LMLTCC" target="_blank">Bing Version</a> (north on Holloway Mt Rd looks kinda iffy)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="leedavis, post: 1066711, member: 5840"] Like many here I often use Google Maps to rough out routes which I then convert for use with GPS. A problem with roads out in the sticks is that Google Maps satellite view is often too fuzzy to determine what an unknown road is like. About a year ago I checked out Bing Maps and have since found that in almost every case the Bing satellite view is much clearer. Google Maps is still my favorite for basic route planning but Bing Maps gives a better reference for seeing if a road is doable. Here's an example where Holloway Mountain Rd crosses the Blue Ridge Parkway showing a typical difference in resolution. [URL="https://maps.google.com/?ll=36.131385,-81.761729&spn=0.003657,0.006609&t=k&z=18"]Google Version[/URL] [URL="https://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=36.131402~-81.761812&lvl=18&dir=0&sty=a&form=LMLTCC"]Bing Version[/URL] (north on Holloway Mt Rd looks kinda iffy) [/QUOTE]
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