tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347887878671609057.post1676861929400493606..comments2023-09-04T18:31:03.809-07:00Comments on epea pteroenta: dolorous googlingzmjezhdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385280690029602212noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347887878671609057.post-90090585203251339282009-12-27T06:21:24.987-08:002009-12-27T06:21:24.987-08:00Yes, and it's not just incorrect location coor...Yes, and it's not just incorrect location coordinates, but also the metadata used for driving instructions. Once when going to a friend's party in San Francisco, Google had me turning left onto a street on a divided street where there were no left turns allowed. But, at least Google Maps is better than Google Books. The metadata there is worse than useless. V. had an intern once who got a job at Google as a "clicker", those are the people who respond to bug reports and other complaints and try to correct the misinformation.zmjezhdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385280690029602212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347887878671609057.post-31422324739260172642009-12-26T22:12:08.054-08:002009-12-26T22:12:08.054-08:00Egad, it's MORE than a block away! It's 1 ...Egad, it's MORE than a block away! It's 1 and 1/2 blocks west and more than a block north from the location Google shows. And Google's Mission Delores is seems to be in someone's back yard!<br /><br />A lot of times these errors are due to the GPS settings that Google uses to locate places of interest. A wrong digit in the least significant places can move the point yards off. <br /><br />I've been led astray many times by the false data in Google. It's always best to check, before getting lost.rchrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173134583891999855noreply@blogger.com