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Maps were not made just to show the way, but also to appreciate distances, and the technologies we have developed so far allow us to calculate distances in miles, air miles, nautical miles and kilometers. Travel distances are essential particularly for trip or vacation planning, thus you know how to appreciate the fuel costs as well as the the need for hotel reservations in case the journey extends on two or more days. The Internet is the most comprehensive resource for travel distances and calculators although the traditional map systems provided by AAA and Rand McNally continue to stay in business. Google and MapQuest are other major players in the online map competition.
Google applications are really great for calculating travel distances, and it seems like they’ve kept their promise to dominate the web with the free services they offer to all searchers. A Google account is all you need to get access to Google Maps; once you enter the points of origin and destination, the distance measurement tools will give you accurate and highly comprehensive data. Thus, other than the travel distances you can also access other links in the menu that give access to info on gas prices, great sights to visit and weather forecast.
Program analysts point out that so far Google has come up with the most user-friendly type of program for the calculation of travel distances. The positive reviews come from to the fast way of accessing the information: type the place of origin, the destination point and press go. The screen will display not only a map and the travel distances, but indications for how to move around are available too. For the moment, MapQuest is preparing the launch of a more comprehensive program that would bring equal chances of popularity with the Google giant; this will most certainly imply an adaptation of the tools to be more user friendly.
Presently, time and space perception has changed radically and the modern means of transportation reflect this change. The travel distances between Los Angeles and New York would thus be long by car or train, but short by plane. In fact, the variable in the equation is not distance as such, but the way we feel it in relation with time. People often tend to say: how long does it take to get to location X and not how far is location X? Costs, on the other hand are other ways of considering travel distances: gas, food, lodging, they all have to be covered out of the personal pocket. Hence, good trip planning means calculating travel distances too.
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