I had an interesting wayfinding experience the other day. Using Nokia Maps on my “trusty” Nokia N95 GPS enabled smart phone, I tried to find my way to an important meeting somewhere in the Sydney harbour area.

From my, “ground level” perspective, I seemed to count more piers along the way than were visible on the “birds-eye view” Nokia Maps. And of course, to make things even more interesting, some missing street names and numbers, and… my GPS gizmo also seemed to think I was swimming towards my destination at times… it just all didn’t add up.

So, what to do if technology fails you? Ask a person for help!

Good thing I left early and was not late for my appointment. So, it did not turn into a frustrating wayfinding fiasco but rather a funny high-tech fumble.