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Google Maps Gets A New Layer — The NYC Subway
Last year Google got cozy with the MTA with the launch of transit directions inside of Google Maps. Today the Google Maps team has announced the launch of a new layer on Google Maps that displays all of the NYC subway routes directly on the map. There have been many mashups that created something similar in the past but now the subway lines are displayed directly on the map. So far I haven’t been able to find any errors in the lines and/or stations. I am sure my fellow railfans will find any errors this weekend.
The new subway map lines also work on the mobile version of Google Maps. Google notes that they provide transit directions for 436 transit agencies around the world.
While the subway lines on the map are nice, nothing beats the Swiss Rail mashup that shows the trains in real-time and they actually move on the map!
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Still doesn’t hold a candle to Exit Strategy (http://www.exitstrategynyc.com/ ).
To be competitive at that level, it’d need to:
* show the way the trains exit to the platform
* show the way the subway exits to the street
Now that’s information you can use while out and about in New York City.
Google maps are very cheap, have poor coverage and are a cop out and are very weak provide a basic mapping service Lacking :
service level agreement
quality
Privacy (issues with data tracking)
accuracy (very poor and does not provide Geocoding)
Lack customisation and provide poor functionality
Directions do not take into account toll roads, congestion etc and are offer routes up one way streets and are generally very poor
Google maps are bad for developers and terrible for store finders for UK and US , agencies use them as it is a free service but its shit !