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Re:Apple maps: how Google lost when everyone thought it had won by freehunter on Monday November 11, 2013 @09:34AM (#6711743)
I reported an issue to Google where they were routing traffic off a highway and down a two-track road that basically ends in the middle if you don't have a 4x4 truck, then back onto the highway at the next intersection. It took almost five years for Google to change their mapping directions to keep people on the highway. I got the county road commission to put up a sign saying the road was a dead end quicker than I got Google to change the map.

An anecdote, I know, but I'm just saying Google has these problems too. It's not just Apple.

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Re:Apple maps: how Google lost when everyone thought it had won by raganesh on Monday November 11, 2013 @09:46AM (#6711814)
Not sure if your location is covered by Google's Mapmaker.

For my location, I usually provide updates/corrections via Mapmaker; it goes through a community review process and shows up in the main Maps within a couple of months (at most).

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Re:Apple maps: how Google lost when everyone thought it had won by freehunter on Monday November 11, 2013 @10:48AM (#6712131)
I put in the request before MapMaker was available to the public, but I had to look that up because I'd never heard of MapMaker. Interesting technology, thanks!
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