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Saturday January 22, 2005

Microsoft Map Bug

Humor

MSN's Maps and Directions has a funny bug in Norway.

1. Go to http://mappoint.msn.com/DirectionsFind.aspx

2. In the Start section, select "Norway" from the list box and
   enter "Haugesund" into the "City" field

3. In the End section, select "Norway" from the list box and
   enter "Trondheim" into the "City" field

4. Click on "Get Directions" ...

Here is the result:

Start: 	Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway
End: 	Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Total Distance: 1685.9 Miles
Estimated Total Time: 47 hours, 31 minutes

In case they ever fix this bug, here are the full driving instructions.
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January 22, 2005 09:42 AM PST Permalink | Comments [3] |

Comments:

Uffda! Hey Lars, ve gonna need some aquavit for this trip.

Posted by Ole Oleson on January 22, 2005 at 10:16 AM PST #

Ic speil min Berlinner ! Mit da huffen da puffen. Ask those fine people traveling to detour via Vancouver B.C. danka ! mit smileenfallen. rtg.

Posted by GerwingR on January 22, 2005 at 12:44 PM PST #

I've got MapPoint installed on my PC - it can't generate a route for these start/end points - throws an error dialog: "Unable to get directions from Haugesund to Trondheim. One of the areas may not contain the necessar connectors such as ferry routes or main roads. Move one or both of the stops, and try again." I was discussing MapPoint's lack of coverage in Ireland with a colleague only on Friday and he has found that his Garmin GPS has no useful info for Ireland (outside of Belfast & Dublin) either. Looks like the boonies of Europe like Ireland and Norway just don't justify the spend to develop a level of digital mapping data that is provided elsewhere.

Posted by Don Thompson on January 22, 2005 at 04:22 PM PST #

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