Posts by The Fly on the Wall

Re: Disgustingly Evil

USGS is pretty good, on the order of the OS maps I've seen. (Old school maps were better than the new ones, but went out of date quick), the FAA's are among the best in the world, but of limited use. I'd never use Google for anything serious, like a long distance roadless journey.

Most people allow the word "map" to have different meanings, with different usages. If I want to cross death valley on foot, I'm going to get a USGS quadrangle, if I want to fly from New York to London, I'm going to use an FAA airmap and whatever the British equivalent is. If I want to get turn by turn directions, I'll use a Thomas guide.