On 13-Apr-13 10:34 AM, Naresh wrote: > Near hockey stadium.sort of diagonally opposite Cisco @Divyashree > chambers,next to Sita Bhateja hospital and next to Baldwin girls school back > gate. > We need a app for landmark based directions !:)
In India, google maps does do it via landmarks - and that is one of the reasons they are successful, IMO. See here [1] [2] for some more background. Udhay [1] http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/how-googles-india-maps-are-built/article4038653.ece [2] http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/09/how-google-builds-its-maps-and-what-it-means-for-the-future-of-everything/261913/ -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
