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National Boards => General Highway Talk => Traffic Control => Topic started by: roadman65 on February 19, 2023, 03:59:37 PM

Title: Mistaken Traffic Signsls On Googlemaps
Post by: roadman65 on February 19, 2023, 03:59:37 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7903567,-74.4740469,3a,75y,306h,81.94t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJpRfrGli0Ar007cbg82c3Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
There is no traffic signal at the Apex of Bank and Market Streets in Morristown, NJ.
Title: Re: Mistaken Traffic Signsls On Googlemaps
Post by: jeffandnicole on February 19, 2023, 04:18:56 PM
Google Maps also marks the traffic signals at the entrance to the Trenton tunnel in NJ as a signalized location also.
Title: Re: Mistaken Traffic Signsls On Googlemaps
Post by: index on February 19, 2023, 04:23:30 PM
I believe Google Maps may have taken public GIS data from state/local authorities, which may be outdated or have errors, listing >any< kind of signal and interpreted the data as all traffic lights. Part of what makes me think this is that NCDOT's GIS data for traffic lights also includes beacons/flashers, and every location NCDOT has with a beacon on their map has been listed by Google Maps as a traffic light. I believed they have fixed this error in some places, but there are plenty that still remain.
Title: Re: Mistaken Traffic Signsls On Googlemaps
Post by: kphoger on February 20, 2023, 01:43:01 PM
I've also seen them marked on the map at railroad crossing gates.