Appreciate many apps work on GPS locations but they still have to get the data from somewhere,

Whilst in US recently I downloaded an app named TRANSIT.    Showed local buses, location on a map and times of arrival.  The closest three bus routes were shown by default.  Oddly when I returned to UK it showed my local London buses.

I am assuming that a coincidence has not occurred and the US bus company and the London company (TFL) are not using the same software but I find this quite strange that they are able to pull bus data from different countries.

Geffers

Web Diva said:

That's pretty interesting.  Thank goodness for GPS, but how weird?  

I can still remember using paper maps to get around town.  Actually, that was better training than always having the app because you always remembered places better visually, at least I did, but I have an excellent knack for direction.

Paper maps are so much more interesting when driving, show rivers, railways, hills and often other useful factors.  GPS is good and useful but we'll end up losing map reading skills.  We are too dependent on electronics.

Geffers