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Re: Google Maps updates, fark

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"Chris in Makati" <mail@nospam.com> wrote in message 
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> 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

I don't just want my copy of the map to
be correct, I want the database error fixed
for everyone else too.

I've done that 4 times now and would have
done another one recently but was so pissed
off about how long that last one took that I
didn't bother. And have now forgotten what
the error was so I can't just do it now and see
how long that takes.

I notice the original error I first reported to
Apple has now been fixed. Not clear if it was
my report that saw it fixed, likely it was, just
took a fantastic amount of time to get fixed.

With the second one I don't know if I did
report it to Apple given that they didn't take
any notice of the first one in a reasonable
amount of time and there is no way to check
that because with Apple you don't get any
confirmation of your report of an error. You
do with google maps, an email when you
report the problem and another when they
fix it.

The third one was only bad in google maps.
Someone had moved the Anglican cathedral
from its location in the main part of town
to a tiny little village well out of town,
in one of the back streets of that village,
presumably as a joke. 

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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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