Easter egg in WiGLE's map?

[g8r]

I found it by accident.

I wonder if Grandma has an access point?

[bobzilla]

Hee, nice find. I wonder if it happens to be really called that, or if it's an easter egg in the Tiger data.

[ewensell3]

Same street appears in Delorme 2005... It could very well be a real street.

Here's a screenshot... http://home.comcast.net/~edwensell/imag ... -house.jpg

[beakmyn]

It could be the cartographer's "watermark". In order for a cartographer to prove un-authorized copying and use of their maps, they'll put in roads that don't exist or make a name for their driveway, etc.

This way they can prove in a court if someone copied their map without permission.

[jrcsnet]

I just had a look using google maps, and it appears that the road is really there... no name associated with it in the map though. I'd probaly have to side with it being a watermark, but it may really be called that.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?ll=37.443637 ... &t=h&hl=en

[arkasha]

The question is, since TIGER data is free, what interest would they have in watermarking it? /me breaks out his tonifoil hat and big book of conspiracy theories.

-a

[wrzwaldo]

I don't see how that could possibly be the "road to grandmas house". There is no river and it barely meets the "through the woods" requirements!