Re: Google Maps updates, fark

From	felix <me@nothere.invalid>
Newsgroups	aus.computers, comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject	Re: Google Maps updates, fark
Date	2016-01-14 11:25 +1100
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On 14-January-2016 11:17 AM, Chris in Makati wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 02:55:07 +1100, "Rod Speed"
> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Previously I have seen google maps update some errors on their maps
>> so quickly that I have regretted not checking the maps hourly to see just
>> how quickly the change was done.
>>
>> This time, with a VERY basic error on their part, its taken the best part of
>> 3 fucking months to actually get the update made.
>>
>> The problem was that one road, Snaidero Rd, somehow managed to
>> get changed from that correct spelling to Snaldero Rd, presumably
>> either some stupid keyed it in wrong or and someone stupidly used
>> an OCR system to update it etc. I know that the person who the road
>> is named after didn't request a spelling change because I know the
>> family personally and know that it was originally spelt correctly.
>>
>> Reported it at least 3 times, the last time with a rather snide remark
>> about why it was taking so long for someone to fix it. Still took at
>> least 2 months from the last notification to get the change made.
>>
>> Not clear why it took so long this time when I have had at least
>> 4 other reported errors fixed very quickly indeed in the past.
>> Maybe this one happened as a result of where they get the bulk
>> of their data from making the original error and it took that long
>> to get them to check that they had made an error or something,
>> even tho google maps obviously had the original correct spelling
>> in their own system for years. Maybe they assumed that the change
>> was correct and needed to get whoever made the change to confirm
>> that it wasn't or something.
> Is Google Map Maker enabled for your area? If so you can go in and
> edit road names yourself.
>
> http://www.google.com/mapmaker

not available in Australia

https://support.google.com/mapmaker/answer/155415?topic=1094318&hl=en

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Google Maps updates, fark "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 02:55 +1100
  Re: Google Maps updates, fark Chris in Makati <mail@nospam.com> - 2016-01-14 08:17 +0800
    Re: Google Maps updates, fark felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-01-14 11:25 +1100
      Re: Google Maps updates, fark "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 14:22 +1100
    Re: Google Maps updates, fark "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 14:18 +1100
      Re: Google Maps updates, fark "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 14:23 +1100
  Re: Google Maps updates, fark Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2016-01-14 09:40 +0200
    Re: Google Maps updates, fark "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 19:28 +1100

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