What's up with Google Maps Sucking...

3 pointsby pmorici18 anni fa3 comments

Did Google switch data providers for their maps or something? Lately the directions it's been giving me have really been off compared to what I've come to expect. I thought they used to use Navteq but now it looks like they switched to TeleAtlas and they frequently don't have the addresses I'm looking for. Any one else experience this or am I just imagining it?

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esessoms18 anni fa

I was about to respond that they had moved my house about 40 miles---that's where it was when I first noticed this problem two weeks or so ago---but when I just went to maps to confirm before posting I discovered that I now no longer exist at all. So, not just you.

lacker18 anni fa

Yes, they did just switch data providers. Now they're using TeleAtlas, before it was a combination of TeleAtlas and Navteq.

http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/09/19/google-maps-now-using...

also see: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-176096.html

joshu18 anni fa

Yeah. I've also noticed that the maps look less pretty (kinda stairstepped/lightningbolted) in city areas as well. They did add address range data, though...