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This is way older than GPS -- similar systems were out in the 20s and 30s: http://99percentinvisible.org/article/analog-gps-scrolling-wrist-car-mounted-maps-roa
by TheGorramBatman 9y ago
This is way older than GPS -- similar systems were out in the 20s and 30s: http://99percentinvisible.org/article/analog-gps-scrolling-wrist-car-mounted-maps-roaring-20s-30s/ http://99percentinvisible.org/article/analog-gps-scrolling-w...
- buro9 9y agoThose maps look extremely similar to UK canal maps: http://www.macclesfieldcanal.org.uk/mcmap3.htm http://www.macclesfieldcanal.org.uk/mcmap3.htm These tended to be made into an almost straight line and printed on a single piece of paper with notable junctions and features only. It would've been obvious at the time that the format would be ideal for fixed routes that these could be scrolled.
- helb 9y agoSomething similar is often used for railway lines. Even Wikipedia has it on some pages, eg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Eastern_Main_Line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Eastern_Main_Line