An interesting article appears today in the mainstream press (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) about how commercial mapping companies (NAVTEQ, MapQuest) update their databases. Interesting primarily because it appears in the mainstream press.

From the article:

"Donovan, Woodley and four other local NAVTEQ employees are among 2,000in 55 countries who navigate roads to check that directions, distancesand estimated travel times are accurate and current."

Full article.