Re: [NTLK] New user map is released! I say HELLO TO EVERYONE

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Mon Oct 18 2004 - 06:30:30 PDT

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Robert Benschop wrote:
> On 17-okt-04, at 12:53, Glen Givens wrote:
>
>>I was a little lost in trying to add my name and location to the map.
>>Do we
>>just list our name in the closest airport? I am between 2 airports.
>
>
> Which reminds me, I live in The Hague, (Den Haag) Holland but the map
> lists me as living in 'DEN HAAG (THE HAGUE)/HILVERSUM, NETHERLANDS'
> Now Hilversum is a much smaller town about 120 km from here, so I guess
> the database has some errors? I minor detail, but maybe worth
> mentioning.

Oh, probably. GIS data costs money, you know. I am using a free database of
major city points that I got from somewhere a long time ago.

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