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Google Map Maker is awful

Started by Buffaboy, November 11, 2015, 09:17:02 PM

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Buffaboy

This horrible service is terrible compared to a streamlined service like OSM. I make good faith edits to correct a place name that is universally regarded as outdated, and nobody reviews it. Similar things like trying to delete a non-existent place go nowhere.

In contrast, with OSM I can practically add in an entire college campus and not have to go through red tape. And I did by the way.

Edit: it should be noted that I initiated the edits through "Suggest an Edit."
What's not to like about highways and bridges, intersections and interchanges, rails and planes?

My Wikipedia county SVG maps: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Buffaboy


SignGeek101

I've tried to edit things myself, and it usually doesn't get edited. It's far from a perfect system for sure.

I've also reported new roads being opened to Google, and it was fixed within a couple days.

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