Podcast: Google Hearts Tele Atlas, Tagging the Real World

By Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg
October 03, 2008

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Last week Google announced it would use only Tele Atlas data for its mapping applications, effectively dropping NAVTEQ, now owned by Nokia. Is there a data war? Or perhaps a browser war? Also: Microsoft reveals its vision for a tagged real world even as a Japanese company shows off its implementation of that vision. Is it time for real world geotagging? Our editors tackle these questions in this week's discussion.

Show notes:

Google Maps and API Now on Same Data: Tele Atlas (All Points Blog)
T-Mobile G1 (Google Android Phone) Review (PC Magazine)
The Microsoft Vision for Tagging Reality (All Points Blog)
TC50: Sekai Camera for Social Tagging on the iPhone (TechCrunch)
Tonchidot (company behind Sekai)
Five Questions for Mike Liebhold (pdf) (EOM)

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	I use it the same way as before.
	I use it about the same, but now I report errors.
	I use it less.
	I use it more.
	Google Maps has a new data provider?