When I was involved in IT support/development there was always one thing that you could almost always guarantee would be a contributory factor in any issue - human error. So it was with the iPhone yesterday. I decide to use the GPS and mapping to find my way through Derby to the Quad. This function was very accurate and placed my position to within metres. However, I ended up in the wrong place. Why? Well human error. I parked at the new Westfield Shopping Centre, I have to say that this was not a very uplifting place - but that is another story, and decided to walk through Derby City Centre.
Now it is a along time since I have been in Derby and much of the lay out I had forgotten. The one thing I did know was that the Quad was in the Cathedral quarter and so if all else failed I would head towards the Cathedral and all would be well. I then decide to use the map facility to guide me in. This worked really well - I didn't. I had my wrong glasses on and so could make out the directions clearly. Also I was too convinced that the Quad was next to the Cathedral. Anyway, to cut a long story short I ended up at the Cathedral and low and behold - no Quad. Eventually, I found the Quad and was feeling quite smug about how the iPhone and GPS mapping had let me down. I changed my glasses whilst having a coffee and examined what the iPhone was saying to me. Needless to say I didn't feel too smug for long. The machine was right and I was wrong! Dohh.
I short the mapping system works really well, its just my eyes that don't.
