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Re: Google Maps updates, fark

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"felix" <me@nothere.invalid> wrote in message 
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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

Farking hell. Wonder why Bangladesh is but Australia isnt ?

Maybe that’s the reason reported errors are taking so long now.

Must try another as soon as I find one.

> 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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