RE: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in, the wrong place?

2010-07-03 Thread Chris Mitchell
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 All That Is Truthful, has some examples where mapmakers

RE: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in, the wrong place?

2010-07-03 Thread Bob W
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

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in, the wrong place?

2010-07-02 Thread Sam L
On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 5:56 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com 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

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in, the wrong place?

2010-07-02 Thread steve harley
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

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in,, the wrong place?

2010-07-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: Sam L On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 5:56 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com 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

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in, the wrong place?

2010-07-02 Thread William Robb
-- 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 intentionally put

RE: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in, the wrong place?

2010-07-02 Thread Bob W
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 some out of

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in, the wrong place?

2010-06-26 Thread John Sessoms
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

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in the wrong place?

2010-06-25 Thread 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 Sent from my iPhone On Jun 25, 2010, at 12:13 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: I have reported an error to Google twice a

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in the wrong place?

2010-06-25 Thread Keith Whaley
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 --

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in the wrong place?

2010-06-25 Thread steve harley
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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in the wrong place?

2010-06-25 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 12:32 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com 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

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in the wrong place?

2010-06-25 Thread eckinator
2010/6/25 Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com: 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

OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in the wrong place?

2010-06-24 Thread 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 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

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in the wrong place?

2010-06-24 Thread eckinator
could it be a mix-up with Lodi Township, Athens County, Ohio? would that fit your description? 2010/6/25 Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: 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

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in the wrong place?

2010-06-24 Thread steve harley
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

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in the wrong place?

2010-06-24 Thread Charles Robinson
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 Monroe

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in the wrong place?

2010-06-24 Thread Doug Brewer
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

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in the wrong place?

2010-06-24 Thread Ann Sanfedele
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,

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in the wrong place?

2010-06-24 Thread Ann Sanfedele
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

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in the wrong place?

2010-06-24 Thread Joseph McAllister
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