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Jul. 16th, 2009 05:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Google Maps search has gone really odd recently. It is terribly, terribly, confused. If I type in
I would be really careful using it for navigation within London.
if i type in | it takes me to |
---|---|
Surrey Quays | Elephant |
Chalk Farm | the right place, which is labelled "Chalk Farm, Kensington" |
West Hampstead | Britannia junction (Camden Town tube station) |
Upper Clapton | Hackney Town Hall |
Lower Clapton | the right place, which is labelled "Lower Clapton, Lewisham" |
Cubitt Town | North Greenwich |
Deptford | Ladywell |
Lewisham | Ladywell |
New Cross | Ladywell |
Silvertown | the right place, which is labelled "Silvertown, Bexley" |
North Sheen | "North Sheen, Kensington" |
Hendon | High Barnet (High Street) |
Golders Green | High Barnet (High Street) |
Penge, London | Biggin Hill [!!!!] |
West Ham | Canning Town |
I would be really careful using it for navigation within London.
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Date: 2009-07-16 05:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-16 05:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-16 05:02 pm (UTC)Though that said, you have to have the map somewhere near London before you start. Mine defaults to Bournemouth, and searching for Surrey Quays found me quays in the county of Surrey!
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Date: 2009-07-16 05:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-16 05:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-16 05:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-16 05:43 pm (UTC)If you put in a post code in that area and then search on name it gets it right.
If you fail to use the right case then it will give you the wrong place with a suggestion of the right place with capitals in the right place.
Database query problems linking the wrong records perhaps.
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Date: 2009-07-16 06:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-16 08:56 pm (UTC)The odd thing is I'm sure this used to work, and it's not like the actual labels on the map are in the wrong place, it just looks like their index is borken.
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Date: 2009-07-17 02:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-17 07:22 am (UTC)