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Static presentation consistency issues in smartphone mapping apps

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Comparing smartphone mapping apps leads to unexpected surprises.

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          Communications of the ACM  Volume 59, Issue 5
          May 2016
          121 pages
          ISSN:0001-0782
          EISSN:1557-7317
          DOI:10.1145/2930840
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          • Moshe Y. Vardi
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