[HN Gopher] Using GPS in the Year 1565
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Using GPS in the Year 1565
Author : lapnect
Score : 119 points
Date : 2024-11-19 09:31 UTC (4 days ago)
(HTM) web link (www.verbeeld.be)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.verbeeld.be)
| ryukoposting wrote:
| A few of them definitely aren't lined up right, but wow! What a
| fun thing! Today I learned the bike path that runs by my
| apartment was once a railroad.
| supersparrow wrote:
| How do I use this? When I enter an address in the search box it
| just comes up with "Error:". There is no map showing.
| readthenotes1 wrote:
| The hint text in the type in box says to give the URL of an old
| map, not the current name of a location
| nathan_phoenix wrote:
| You need to allow location access, then it displays the map for
| your current location.
|
| If you just want to view some places without giving location
| access, use this link: https://dev.explore.allmaps.org/
| nathan_phoenix wrote:
| If you just want to view some places without giving location
| access, use this link: https://dev.explore.allmaps.org/
| lucasoshiro wrote:
| Thanks!
|
| I also noticed that the search is broken
| plank wrote:
| Can I plugin my app here? If on Android, use navigateanymap.eu,
| snap a picture of that map from 1565, match some features using
| OpenStreetMap (although things like rivers, roads and buildings
| may be different from that year, making matching more difficult)
| and walk using that old map.
| pedvide wrote:
| Cool idea! I can't seem to be able to find information about the
| maps though, like date, author or something similar. I'd really
| like that!
| theamk wrote:
| neat!
|
| One important thing which is missing is the year of the map (a
| name would be nice too, but not as important as the year)
|
| Also, on Android, all icons blink on the index page, but that's
| pretty minor.
| AshamedCaptain wrote:
| About 20 years ago I used OziExplorer
| https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Oziexplorer to also
| georeference (back then I think we just called it calibration)
| maps about e.g. POTS installations from the 1950s and then use a
| serial GPS and a laptop to navigate them. It was fun to see the
| change.
| lbourdages wrote:
| Does the link lead to a completely different website for anyone
| else? The page does not load but the domain is completely
| different.
| Aachen wrote:
| For anyone else confused (this took me the longest time, skimming
| the comments and then opening the article): no, indeed, this has
| nothing to do with GPS. They mean coordinates, not satellites.
| It's about indexing locations of old maps
| kccqzy wrote:
| What they mean is they use GPS to get their current
| coordinates, and then superimpose that on old maps. Because
| without GPS, how does the Allmaps Here app get your coordinates
| in order to plot it on old maps?
| UltraSane wrote:
| It is FAR more useful on a smartphone with GPS but it also
| works on a desktop connection if the geolocation of your IP
| is accurate. For me it was spot on.
| BiteCode_dev wrote:
| If you like this kind of things the French state geographic
| portal (https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr) lets you load crazy tiles
| like the Cassiny maps (from 1682) and the military staff map from
| 1820.
|
| It's a blast, but in French only so you'll have to fiddle around
| a little.
| UltraSane wrote:
| In FireFox I can translate the site to English.
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