[Air-L] Show me the way

Ellis Godard ellis.godard at csun.edu
Wed Sep 5 11:48:27 PDT 2007


Mapquest has never done me wrong. But the tools exist to do better. I
shouldn't have to turn on the overhead light (mine doesn't work, so I use
headlights behind me) to read a line of text. I want my cell phone, GPS
device, or in-car navigation system (okay, yours; I don't have one...yet) to
SHOW me the directions - 3-8 second MPEGS showing the approach for each
turn, and the turn itself; important landmarks; interesting sights/sites
along the way... 

This probably already exists in some form of which I'm oblivious - whether
in development in some lab, or already on the cover of some magazine I don't
read. If not, what would it take? Geo-coded youtube pages? Clips on Google
Maps, integrated with Google's directions? What tool would gather the clips
and put them in a playlist for my phone (or navigation system or in-lens
display or back-of-neck port)? Show me the way...

-eg




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