View Downtown Oklahoma City in a larger map
View Downtown Oklahoma City in a larger map
First off, I chose to do a map of downtown Oklahoma City (Bricktown) because I lived in OKC for 3 years, and feel like I know that area better than I know SF.
Google Maps has an interesting concept, and is well programmed, but the “my maps” feature is just not developed enough by the group of users that would benefit from it most: mobile users. The most practical way to use customized map locations would be to have the locations on a smartphone, and be able to guide your way around to them using the GPS on that smartphone. The iPhone has an application for maps, but lacks the ability to view user-generated maps, as well as being able to access the part of google maps that is linked to an email/account. If users could plan a visit out in google maps, and then transfer it to their iPhone, it would make for a remarkable experience… but for now, if I were to send someone this link, they’d have to print out a map, but they wouldn’t have any of the details/links/photos about each place on the map… defeating the purpose of My Maps for the mobile user. Ideally, would like to give the locations that I made to anyone I know that might visit Oklahoma City, but when they get there, they aren’t likely to have a printer to print out a map, or be able to carry around a laptop to guide them about.
One interesting use for the user-generated maps is that it could be used to plan out a road trip, especially with multiple cars. That way every driver could know exactly where to drive to, and in what order, and where there’s gas stations along the way.
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