Notes and Jottings

Well, well, [Google Maps](http://maps.google.com/) now has a [UK/Ireland version](http://maps.google.co.uk/). All the usual Google maps loveliness - with obvious exceptions for Ireland. No mapping outside the major towns and road arteries. Bennettsbridge? Does it exist? Thomastown has a mark, but it’s certainly not the town I once knew, either. I know that Google has to work with the mapping information that’s available for Ireland, and that is sometimes sparse on the ground. [Ordnance Survey Ireland](http://www.osi.ie/) should do better… they certainly have the mapping DATA. *Disclaimer:* I don’t really know that much about the commercial aspect of how to get good Irish mapping, so a lot of what I said is really just noise.

If we consider its ability to recommend directions, ask it for directions from XXXX to O’Connell Street.

Did you mean:

O’Connell Street, the Scottish Borders, The Scottish Borders, Scottish Borders, TD9

O’Connell Close, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA11

Eh, no. I guess with that “.co.uk” designation, it’s not quite ready for Ireland yet. Still, it is pretty! And I bet it works reasonably well in the UK.

Actually… let me think about this a bit more… considering the hacks that are available to overlay you own route on top of a map through Javascript… this could be useful!

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