Google Maps Mobile 2 Beta
Here's a tiny bit more information on the My Location feature in Google Maps Mobile 2. http://www.google.com/gmm/mylocation.html?hl=en At the moment it can't seem to pinpoint my location (without GPS). I'm in Amsterdam.... Let's see if it finds me during the course of today! Well, I'm impressed :) The My Location feature did indeed kick in later in the day when I was on my way home. It told me (and showed me) that it had pinpointed my position to within "1700m". There was the familiar little blue dot, but this time with a faded blue circle around it. The position of the solid blue dot was in fact a fair bit closer than 1700m. It was about 900m away from my exact location. So, this is pretty impressive. Not so great for door to door navigation. I mean, if you were in a car you'd be pretty screwed, driving through parking lots and over the edge of cliffs. No, "to within 1700m accuracy" doesn't cut the mustard. But for location-based news, w...