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Mick C wrote:Where is there anything in that story that says or implies that the GPS was innaccurate? From what I can tell it was very accurate, and most likely had her exact location within a couple of meters.
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carn Mick it said....
The woman called 000 just before 8pm last night, but was unable to tell police her exact whereabouts,

so either the driver was having a blonde moment or....

Smitty wrote:......but was unable to tell police her exact whereabouts....

I don't understand it...........surely her exact location was in the car, sitting in the drivers seat ??

esie wrote:One would think....Melbourne to Port Campbell, main destination...hmmm sealed roads! Surely after turning onto a dirt road you would at least stop and closely look at the map on the GPS! She gives women drivers a bad name. I bet she was blonde.

I bet her watchdogs are called Timex and Rolex.

Smitty wrote:

Mick C wrote:Where is there anything in that story that says or implies that the GPS was innaccurate? From what I can tell it was very accurate, and most likely had her exact location within a couple of meters.
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carn Mick it said....
The woman called 000 just before 8pm last night, but was unable to tell police her exact whereabouts,

so either the driver was having a blonde moment or....

But that's not the GPS's fault is it, just the person who couldn't use it properly.

ttc wrote:Stolen from another site: which i stole again lol





1. go to http://maps.google.com.au/

2. Click on Get Directions .

3. Put "Atlanta " to "Paris,France " in the map search

4. Scroll down in the directions to Number 22.


Do you think she'd have a go?

yea..it was on another post here a few days ago..hence my questioning if we can get her to drive to USA...

Theres a few issues with gps and one of them is geoditic code ....the maps regularly have different datums and you have to load the right one so it is accurate to within 5 meters or whatever if you have the wrong datum you can easy be out 50 or 100 meters.

I havent played with the new ones for cars only old ones for boats like back around 1990 when the thing would be tracking a nice little course then jump out to the side 500meters then back a minute or 2 later.

have to use a bit of common sense where electronics are involved.

Mr Sparkle wrote:It was the left at Albuquerque that threw her off course

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Barrabob wrote:Theres a few issues with gps and one of them is geoditic code ....the maps regularly have different datums and you have to load the right one so it is accurate to within 5 meters or whatever if you have the wrong datum you can easy be out 50 or 100 meters.

I havent played with the new ones for cars only old ones for boats like back around 1990 when the thing would be tracking a nice little course then jump out to the side 500meters then back a minute or 2 later.

have to use a bit of common sense where electronics are involved.

yea.. i dont trust electronic crap...give me a street directory/map and road signs any day...im a touch old fashioned...

altho when u ride a bike, u dont mind taking the long way!!

New in car GPS - $1,300.00

Police Rescue Costs - $2.500.00

Having your mates bag you about this for the rest of your life = Priceless

some people are just spastic. its a gps not an auto pilot.