Nov 27 2005
iPod Subway Maps – New York, London and more!
William Bright, Design Director for Nerve.com, has developed a series of free downloadable transportation system maps that are viewable on iPod that supports photos. From his website, iPodSubwayMaps.com you can download maps from over 22 countries. Each map is segmented into a series of Jpeg images that can be viewed easily on an iPod’s color display. While you may not want to plan an entire trip to a new city using these maps, they are a great thing to have when you are traveling and need to consult a map quickly.
Although I live in NYC, I often travel to Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. I have found these maps a helpful travel companion when traveling. I often use mass transit to keep travel costs to a minimum and bypass commuter congestion.
While Mr. Bright has experienced some push back from both the NYC and San Francisco transit authorities regarding what they consider their proprietary content, he is now looking into developing his own versions of those maps. It is unfortunate that those transit organizations do not recognize how Mr. Bright’s efforts will help increase public use of mass transit. Hopefully in time they will recognize the need to support the efforts of someone like Mr. Bright vs. impeding them.
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