> > > > I think it used to happen. Cecil Adams / Straight Dope, Source
> Of
> > > All
> > > > That Is Truthful, has some examples where mapmakers intentionally
> > put
> > > > false streets etc into their maps.
> > > >
> > >
> > > A buddy of mine was, for a while, a cartographer in Australia.
> >
Bob W wrote:
> Sent: 03 July 2010 01:18
> To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'
> Subject: RE: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in,
> the wrong place?
>
> >
> > > I think it used to happen. Cecil Adams / Straight Dope, Source Of
> >
>
> > I think it used to happen. Cecil Adams / Straight Dope, Source Of
> All
> > That Is Truthful, has some examples where mapmakers intentionally put
> > false streets etc into their maps.
> >
>
> A buddy of mine was, for a while, a cartographer in Australia.
> Apparently he put his name on so
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From: "Sam L"
Subject: Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in, the
wrong place?
I think it used to happen. Cecil Adams / Straight Dope, Source Of All
That Is Truthful, has some examples where mapmakers int
From: Sam L
On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 5:56 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
>> From: Sam
>>
>> I understand that some mapmakers put errors in their maps on purpose
>> in order to tell if someone steals their mAps. ?I have no idea if
>> google does this.
>
> I don't think so.
Don't think it ever happens
On 2010-07-02 10:00 , Sam L wrote:
Does google do it? In the past they purchased their map data from
other companies (so why would they have bothered or cared?). But they
are now getting into the game of creating and owning their own maps.
i suppose they might, but i really doubt it because i
>On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 5:56 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
>> From: Sam
>>
>> I understand that some mapmakers put errors in their maps on purpose
>> in order to tell if someone steals their mAps. I have no idea if
>> google does this.
>
> I don't think so.
Don't think it ever happens, or don't think
From: Sam
I understand that some mapmakers put errors in their maps on purpose
in order to tell if someone steals their mAps. I have no idea if
google does this.
SAm
I don't think so.
Google gets their maps from some company that also makes maps for GPS
systems. Google's got a "report a pro
2010/6/25 Matthew Hunt :
>
> They used to buy map data from TeleAtlas (owned by TomTom, and I think
> they dropped the TeleAtlas name, as of today!). Now Google maintains
> their own map data. Since then, the response time to problem reports
> has improved tremendously for me. My Google problem
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 12:32 PM, steve harley wrote:
> i doubt google does, it buys map data from 3rd parties, so they might
They used to buy map data from TeleAtlas (owned by TomTom, and I think
they dropped the TeleAtlas name, as of today!). Now Google maintains
their own map data. Since th
On 2010-06-25 06:03 , Sam wrote:
I understand that some mapmakers put errors in their maps on purpose in order
to tell if someone steals their mAps. I have no idea if google does this.
i doubt google does, it buys map data from 3rd parties, so they might
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eckinator wrote:
could it be a mix-up with Lodi Township, Athens County, Ohio? would
that fit your description?
Entirely possible. Ohio has a LOT of double place names like Lodi and Lodi
Township. I never knew of so many townships as happen in Ohio (my old home
state...)
keith whaley
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I understand that some mapmakers put errors in their maps on purpose in order
to tell if someone steals their mAps. I have no idea if google does this.
SAm
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On Jun 25, 2010, at 12:13 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote:
> I have reported an error to Google twice a year for three y
I have reported an error to Google twice a year for three years
running, receiving a condescending thank you, "Someone will be getting
in touch with you soon if they have any questions".
It is still in error - no changes have been made. Because they have a
road segment missing, they route y
Doug Brewer wrote:
Ann Sanfedele wrote:
So I have finally started to transcribe about 20 tapes from my auto
trip across the country in 2001 - started in October of that year...
And I'm enjoying coordinating my verbal notes with a map for the
most part, checking out the maps on line
Thanks to all for the replies
Don't know why I didn't notice the "report a problem" thing --
wait yes I do -- it's TINY... :-)
I'm hopping right to it
ann
Charles Robinson wrote:
On Jun 24, 2010, at 19:46, eckinator wrote:
could it be a mix-up with Lodi Township, Athens County,
Ann Sanfedele wrote:
So I have finally started to transcribe about 20 tapes from my auto trip
across the country in 2001 - started in October of that year...
And I'm enjoying coordinating my verbal notes with a map for the
most part, checking out the maps on line ...
I come to a place
On Jun 24, 2010, at 19:46, eckinator wrote:
> could it be a mix-up with Lodi Township, Athens County, Ohio? would
> that fit your description?
>
There appear to be two according to Mapquest, which finds BOTH of them and asks
you to choose which one.. Fascinating.
The "wrong" one is in Monro
On 2010-06-24 18:42 , Ann Sanfedele wrote:
seriously -- IS there a place you can go to and say hey guys, ya got
this wrong...?
yes, there is a "report a problem" link at the bottom of every map ;?>
what's odd is if i ask for "lodi, oh" the first time, it's wrong as you
noted, if i then try
could it be a mix-up with Lodi Township, Athens County, Ohio? would
that fit your description?
2010/6/25 Ann Sanfedele :
>
> So I have finally started to transcribe about 20 tapes from my auto trip
> across the country in 2001 - started in October of that year...
> And I'm enjoying coordinating m
So I have finally started to transcribe about 20 tapes from my auto trip
across the country in 2001 - started in October of that year...
And I'm enjoying coordinating my verbal notes with a map for the
most part, checking out the maps on line ...
I come to a place in the tape where I ha
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