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Maps - it's about looking good!

With this weeks announcement of Google to provide local search map search for the bigger countries in good old Europe. The "local" companies are finally facing the competition they have been expecting for quite some time.

I checked the map quality of Google Maps to compare it with the one provided by the German GoYellow (using the service from the Swiss Map Server company Endoxon). Well - see for yourself.

Google Maps vs. GoYellow - Düsseldorf

Google Maps vs. GoYellow - Berlin

I can tell you for sure that both companies have bought the same map data. The different is the way the map data are post-processed and the Map Server.

(and yes - my latest venture www.local.ch is using the same Map Server)

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