Is Google Maps retarded?

[Sam Laybutt]

Yes, yes it is. 


http://g.co/maps/4e8c8

[Lachlan Sims]

It’s been doing the same for me ...

 

Check this out http://g.co/maps/7qb8x

 

No matter how hard you try to change it, it simply won’t allow you show the Pacific Highway route – it seems to be blocked at two locations (Hungry Head Road and Clybucca).

 

Not only that – look at the directions on the left column – its actually directing you down roads that are _temporarily closed_

 

 

lach

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[Paul Rands]

LOL

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On 08/11/2011, at 12:02 AM, Sam Laybutt wrote:

Yes, yes it is. 


http://g.co/maps/4e8c8

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[Nihat]

i reported this before, happened about a month or two ago with the Hume Highway, a section around Holbrook going north is apparently blocked. as Sam said, it is stuffed.

[Leo Giusti]

I tried going from becroft to ballina and it took buckets way, thunderbolt way and then various other back ways. I couldn't get it back onto the pacific highway.

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[Coonabaraman]

I am stunned by the number of wrong route shields, road names and
place names on there. They need to get a dedicated and knowledgeable
staff member (preferably in Sydney, not California) to spend a large
amount of time fixing things.

Edwards Street in Coonabarabran is 2km long (at most) but on Google
Maps it goes 77kms to the east of the town!!


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[Sam Laybutt]

Someone (Brad?) told me that Google Maps now simply crowdsources their data - that way everyone can share their errors around!

> Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 15:23:07 -0800
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[Steve A]

How is Open Street Map? Since you can make changes directly when you
notice errors, does that tend to be more accurate and up to date, or are
there few Aussie contributors?

[Sam Laybutt]

In my limited experience, it seems to be more accurate route marking wise, although still with a few errors around the place. I have fixed a couple but it's hard enough keeping my own website up-to-date so I don't have the time to be a larger contributor to it. The editing interface takes a fair bit of getting used to as well.

I really can't stand the visual display though - hopefully that can be changed sometime in the future.

I mainly use Google Maps for the aerial photography, cadastral information and occasionally for directions. I certainly don't trust their maps. 

I think Darrin on this list does a lot of work on OSM so he might give us a few more insights. 

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[Paul Rands]

I made a couple of submissions to Open Street Map. I do find it clearer to look at, but the route numbering setup they use can sometimes be restrictive.

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[mubd1234]

God help those who rely on Google Maps Navigation for Android.

[Paul Rands]

iPhone users also have Google Maps as their default mapping program. I have since installed Whereis which is a little more accurate and seems to be updated more often. I would prefer to run Ausway maps, but their coverage is limited and I can't really justify the cost either.

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[crazyknightsfan]

Another WTF from Google Maps:

http://goo.gl/maps/zZJz

It actually makes perfect sense, as the Belmore River runs between the two roads. However, Google's data seems to be missing quite a few watercourses...

[Sam Laybutt]

Also, I just posted that via the group interface, using Google Chrome, yet the link doesn't appear as a link. Scrap what I said before about Opera/Hotmail cooperation, must be something else.

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Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2012 19:42:59 -0700
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[Musa Hodzic]

How do you get to these locations??? Just by checking out developments around the area??? The map of the road yo linked brings me memories :)

[Sam Laybutt]

i suppose you could say I have a keen eye for spotting this sort of thing :p

I was looking in the area at something else and noticed that...

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[crazyknightsfan]

Another one - check out the Ballina Bypass

http://goo.gl/maps/obBSr 

[Leo Giusti]

LOL and GRR

On 30 July 2012 12:29, crazyknightsfan <crazykn...@hotmail.com> wrote:

Another one - check out the Ballina Bypass

http://goo.gl/maps/obBSr 

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[T B]

Oh god that’s horrible. And I thought the one before was bad............

[crazyknightsfan]

A couple from down Mexico way. 

- Apparently there's a TD21 which runs from the M80/SR8 junction down to Geelong then along the Great Ocean Road

- M8 has gone walkabout from the Western Freeway

Bizarre. 

[Brett Watkins]

Theres a Metroad B180 around Castlemaine too...

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[Sam Laybutt]

I've never seen it on any signs.

There are some tourist drives around the place that are signed reasonably well, as well as a couple of themed tourist drives (e.g. Goldfields Tourist Route). Perhaps Viseth can enlighten us.

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Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:48:29 -0700
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Subject: Re: Is Google Maps retarded?

I've seen that TD21 used in a few UBD directories. They also say that it goes on the Western Freeway to the M80 along with what you said below. Are tourist drives even gazetted in Victoria?

[Viseth]

Tourist Drive 21 does not exist.

In all, there are roughly 60 tourist drives across the state - each of varying level of signage. Personally I'm not a fan of this numbering system as no one really follows them.

Viseth

[mubd1234]

State Route 89 seems to have been upgraded to National Route 89 along the Old Hume Highway

[Brett Watkins]

Goldfields Tourist Route is signed fairly here in Ballarat.

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[crazyknightsfan]

Watdafuq's goin on here?

http://goo.gl/maps/GhYfu

[Paul Rands]

Dafuq?

That's totally rooted. Seems like someone has been editing and cocked up

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On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 5:21 PM, crazyknightsfan <crazykn...@hotmail.com> wrote:

Watdafuq's goin on here?

http://goo.gl/maps/GhYfu

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[mubd1234]

I would imagine the map imagery has been updated and is misaligned with most of the existing map data.

[mubd1234]

A28 is now marked on Google Maps.

[Paul Rands]

Can blame that person who has been trying to get all the routes on GM changes to MAB, even though it's not happening till next year. Me and several others have been busy denying them or changing them back

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[Sam Laybutt]

Probably that "rom_rulz" mong who was changing all the wikipedia articles over to alpha-numeric several years ago

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[Paul Rands]

Wouldn't surprise me

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[davis]

Well this phantom person has been busy getting roads renamed too - Hume Mwy, "M1 Princess Mwy" and "M1 Pacific Mwy" are all present already...

[T B]

Funnily enough I once accidentally read Princes Highway as Princess Highway when I was 5 years old LOL

 

From: davis

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Well this phantom person has been busy getting roads renamed too - Hume Mwy, "M1 Princess Mwy" and "M1 Pacific Mwy" are all present already...

 

On Friday, October 5, 2012 8:40:58 PM UTC+10, Paul0075r wrote:

Can blame that person who has been trying to get all the routes on GM changes to MAB, even though it's not happening till next year. Me and several others have been busy denying them or changing them back

 

 

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[davis]

sorry that was a typo - they did at least manage Princes Motorway...

[T B]

I also thought Picton Road WAS the Princes Highway (nobody ever mentioned Picton Road until I was like 7 or 8).

 

From: davis

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sorry that was a typo - they did at least manage Princes Motorway...

 

On Friday, October 5, 2012 10:33:08 PM UTC+10, Aevion wrote:

Funnily enough I once accidentally read Princes Highway as Princess Highway when I was 5 years old LOL

 

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[crazyknightsfan]

http://goo.gl/maps/IeZVm

Yangebup Road is now nameless

[Paul Rands]

That's because someone at GM probably thought it was a bogus name. :)

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On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 2:31 PM, crazyknightsfan <crazykn...@hotmail.com> wrote:

http://goo.gl/maps/IeZVm

Yangebup Road is now nameless

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[mubd1234]

Spot the fails.

[Sam Laybutt]

lols

I wonder what their algorithm is for showing route numbers at certain scales. It is amusing seeing C777 or C424 randomly sticking out

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Spot the fails.

[Paul Rands]

First ever Metroad in Victoria!


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[Mitch]

I blame Map Maker. lol

[Vincent Muller]

Ah yes, I've driven National Route Calder Highway a number of times.

http://goo.gl/maps/gQrZ5

Vincent

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[Sam Laybutt]

fucking lol


less obvious errors on there too with C794 extending north of B180 (wrong) and A300 shown on the old alignment through Harcourt (also wrong)

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