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A Google Map oddity

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This is a strange one. Google Maps doesn't show the pond (mosquito springs as I have now named it) across from my house on it's map, yet another site schmap.com which uses Google Maps does?

Google and Schmap map difference

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Gravatar Image1 - Very interesting - the same is true for a small body of water near my farm ... schmap has it, google doesn't

Gravatar Image2 - I knew it, Google are planning to release a web 2.0 water, the google map shows how the world will look when they steal all the water!

I really don't trust Google.

Gravatar Image3 - Google Maps API use a different data set than Google Maps proper:
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2005/10/google_maps_and_their_data_pro_1.html

I found a similar problem using the very cool Gmaps Pedometer (http://www.gmap-pedometer.com) and their FAQ pointed to the above article.

Gravatar Image4 - @3 Thanks Tim, I like that pedomoeter website although the UI isn't very intuitive, once you figure it out I like it.

Gravatar Image5 - I just noticed this this morning too - we're in Tewksbury MA with a day to kill and decided to go to LLBean for this - Liz wants to Kayak and I am taking a flyfishing lesson. We just can't figure out where the water is!

http://www.llbean.com/outdoorsOnline/odp/walkon/index.html?loc=burlington

Gravatar Image6 - Hmmmm are there fish in that thar pond???

Gravatar Image7 - There are fish in the pond, and about a mile down the road is a trout river, basically, there is nothing but water and fish around me.

If you're heading back south from Maine give me a shot I'm not far from 95 so give me a shout.

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