Aerial View Maps

will google maps put all other topo maps out of business soon?

I'm amazed at how accurate and detailed it is. They offer the whole earth in 3d topo now. What do you think are the chance that it will put national geo, rand mcnally, garmin, tom tom, and all other softawres and maps out of business? Do you think those companies will be able to compete with the software database ever?

Public Comments

1. Google Maps isn't all that accurate in my opinion. We have a road across from our house that has been in the same location since the early 1900's. On Google Maps, they have the location of this road ( by name when searched ), located a good half a mile from where it's supposed to be and running in the opposite direction! Don't know what happened there, but someone sure screwed up! Their maps aren't updated very often either! I looked at a map of my in laws property a couple of months ago. There still is a grass and tree area seen across from their house. This has been a parking lot for the past 3 years! The grass has been gone, the trees have been removed, and asphalt has been put down since 2008! If the other companies are worse, I'd hate to use them for a trip planner! I'm just wondering now how all the satellites that are used to produce all these maps will continue. Now that NASA is gone, who will replace and repair the communications satellites now in use? GPS may be history in a few years and no maps like Google will be around.