On Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:57:15 +0100
David Cantrell wrote:
If you'd actually used a journey planner, you would know that you are
talking about something completely different. A mere map can't include
all the buses, or know how frequent they are, and how frequent all the
trains are, or which lines are open, and so be able to find the best
route for you across all modes of transport and tell you how long it'll
take (kinda important for when you have to get from your hotel to the
station to get your train home), taking into account your preferences
for number of changes, how far to walk etc.

You're assuming any information you'll get on your phone will be up to date.
Having used travel websites myself I suspect the chances of that always
being the case are slim.

Add to that travelling in a foreign country, where you might not be able
to read things like "this station is closed at weekends" or "北京地铁",
and you will see that an application running on your phone in your
language is clearly better than a map.

Fine, but that means you're relying on a device that could be lost, stolen,
have no connection or a flat battery. Then what? Pidgin english with the
nearest local who looks like he might know when the next bus shows?

B2003