Find Road & Map Errors On Google Maps? How To Report Them
Google Maps and the quality and accuracy has come up quite a few times over the past year or so. So what can you do if you need to report an issue with Google Maps?
A Google Groups thread has advice from Maps Guide Jen about how to fix map errors.
Jen explains that "map data errors - such as misspellings of town names, missing streets, etc - are often not the same as your business being located incorrectly." To suggest fixes for town names, missing streets, etc - Google uses both NAVTEQ and TeleAtlas for these things. So if you report the issues to them, Google will update the maps when they are released to them.
How do you report issues to them?
NAVTEQ
http://mapreporter.navteq.com/
TeleAtlas
http://www.teleatlas.com/MapInsight/
What if there are other issues?
Google has a Google Maps Contact Form where you can report issues with Search Quality, Feedback and Suggestions, How do I?, Report a problem, I'm a Business Owner, and Maps API Feedback.
Forum discussion at Google Groups.
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rustybrick in Other Google Topics at February 27, 2007 8:24 AM
Comments (2)
Comments
Google uses NAVTEQ for USA and TeleAtlas for other countries. It does not matter which map database they use, it is their mapping or routing engine which matters. I think Google's map engine has degraded a lot since and Yahoo's map has won over my preference for accurate map searches. Use this address for your test - 5450 Northwest Blvd, Plymouth, MN in Google and Yahoo and compare the results. It should be a Park or Playfield but Google directed me to someone's front yard!!!
Posted by T. Lui at June 12, 2007 10:52