구글맵에 생긴 Walking 옵션

구글맵에 Walking(beta) 옵션이 생겼습니다.

아래 출처 기사 첨부했으니 참고하시기 바라며, 제가 둘러본 초간단 리뷰를 알려드립니다.

아래 차례대로 그림1, 2, 3이라고 칭하겠습니다.

(편집중 ...

그림이 copy & paste가 안되서 좀 시간이 걸리네요...)

엠파이어 스테이트 빌딩(A)에서 근처 스타벅스(B)를 가는데 차로는 <그림1>처럼 돌아가야하는데 반해 걸어서는 <그림2>처럼 빙빙 돌아가지 않아도 된다는 것을 보여줍니다. 예상소요시간도 차(5분), 걸어서(8분)인데 차로는 도로사정에 따라 어떻게될지 모르나 걸어서는 특별히 천재지변이 발생하지 않으면(또는 길에서 강도를 만난다거나 하는 불상사를 당하지 않는다면) 무리없이 8분안에 도착할 수 있으리라 봅니다. <그림3>은 중간에 turn해야하는 turning point 지점에서 Street view 모드로 본 거리 모습입니다.

이 기사를 보니까 Nokia의 '뚜벅이' 내비게이션이 연상됩니다. 그리고 이젠 하늘에선 MS vs. Google 땅에선 Nokia vs. Google의 싸움이 시작되려나?하는 생각도 스칩니다.

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/6704_Nokia_Maps_20_hits_beta.php

http://noknok.tv/news/nokia-maps-20-beta-versus-google-maps-mobile/

http://roess.tistory.com/8

<그림1> By car

 

<그림2> By walking

<그림3> Street View

http://southstep.egloos.com/1786887

google lat long blog

구 글맵에서 Directions를 찾으면 자동차로 움직이는 경로가 기본으로 나오죠. 이번에 10km 안짝에서는 걸어서 갈 수 있는 경로를 표시해 주는 "Walking" 옵션이 추가되었습니다. 공공교통이 표시되는 동네에서는 그 전에부터 "Public Transit" 옵션이 있었는 데요. 이 기능도 개선되서, 정류장에서 목적지까지 걸어가는 경로도 제대로 표시해준다고. 아직 인도에 대한 자료가 완벽하게 구축된 것은 아니라 문제가 있을 수도 있지만 (사실 그건 도로 정보도 마찬가지) 일단 시도는 괜찮은 듯. '걷기'가 슬슬 이런 지리정보의 화두가 되어가고 있는 것 같아요. Walkscore부터 시작해서. 자연스럽게 지리정보와 도시계획의 관심이 수렴되는 느낌. 사람사는 이야기니까요. (google lat long blog에서)

http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2008/07/pound-pavement.html

Pound the pavement

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 10:00 AM

It's summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and when it's not too hot, it feels like a waste of gorgeous weather to get behind the wheel or hop in a cab. Doubly so when you're traveling to a city you'd love to explore, and you're pretty sure that you could walk from your hotel to the aquarium, if only you could figure out the way. You could try to use driving directions from Google Maps, but city centers are always a maze of one-way streets and no-left-turns. These driving directions from a local hotel to the Seattle Aquarium require numerous contortions in order to obey one-way streets and find a route under the freeway, taking you out of the way of where you could go by foot:

Starting today, you can tell Google Maps that you want walking directions, and we'll try to find you a route that's direct, flat, and uses pedestrian pathways when we know about them. Just get directions as you normally would. If you're going 10 km or less (some call this 6.2 miles), we'll show you a link that you can click to get "Walking" directions:

Our walking directions for the same hotel-to-aquarium route ignore the direction of one-way streets and make use of a pedestrian-only path under the freeway. This route is more than half a mile shorter than if you were to drive:

If public transit directions are available for Google Maps in your area, you'll seen an improvement to them as well. We used to point to your destination from the nearest transit station, but unless you could fly these directions needed some tweaking.
Now, we'll give you step-by-step directions for the portion of your trip on foot:

Walking directions are a new feature for Google, and while I'm pretty excited about it, there are some rough edges that compel us to release it in "beta." Walking directions work well for short trips in urban areas, but we don't always know if a street has a sidewalk, or if there's actually a special pedestrian bridge for crossing a busy street. There are still a lot of pedestrian pathways we don't know about, and they might save you some time if you find them. We're working on collecting new data on pedestrian pathways and on more effective ways to solicit your feedback, so that we can steadily improve this feature and get you where you need to be as efficiently as possible.
Walking is a great way to learn about a place, to get around, and to get some exercise when the weather is nice. You'll notice shops, parks, and public art that you've been accustomed to zooming past, and come away feeling like you've really gotten the insider's take on a neighborhood or city. Of course, don't get too caught up in enjoying the sights! Please be careful, and be particularly attentive in high traffic areas. Just like if you were driving, follow road signs and signals along your route, and use good judgment about streets that can't be walked (there are many useful websites containing safety tips for pedestrians).

Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'll get out of the office for twenty minutes and take a stroll.