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Submitted: Tuesday, Jan 15, 2019 at 19:31
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Member - Barry P (VIC)
only caught a brief glimpse,on the news,goverment saying something about why does not google bring maps on outback australia up too date ,was either 7 or 10
Reply By: equinox - Tuesday, Jan 15, 2019 at 19:42
Tuesday, Jan 15, 2019 at 19:42
I think its just like most things out in the bush - Supply and demand.
If you get a 20000 people a day going to
Cameron corner then you will find the map will get updated more frequently (I'm not sure of the tech to be honest). I guess Google measures haw fast your phone is moving or something like that.
The only time I will use Google for navigation is when I'm in a strange town or city, I would never use it out bush.
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Reply By: Member - Boobook - Saturday, Jan 26, 2019 at 08:28
Saturday, Jan 26, 2019 at 08:28
If you BUY and use a map, the product is the map. There is some responsibility on the seller to provide meaningful data on the product. Eg EO, Hema, Westprint, Rooftop etc.
But if you chose to use free mapping like Google Maps, the product being sold is YOU and YOUR
information to advertisers. Google have some responsibility to provide accurate
information about you to them, not you.
You are the product, not the customer.
There is no obligation to provide accurate
information to the users for free. They just do it to help make the
information about the users more meaningful to their customers - advertisers.
Same for facebook, Twitter etc
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Follow Up By: Ron N - Sunday, Jan 27, 2019 at 12:29
Sunday, Jan 27, 2019 at 12:29
Google simply rely on registered Google account owners to provide more accurate
information on their maps, and location accuracy.
Much of Google mapping
information is pretty "hairy", and based on visual interpretation from aerial photos by Google employees in the U.S.
I do my best to correct glaring Google errors, where I come across them - but trying to actually get through to Google employees that their mapping needs correction can be difficult.
As Boobook says, Googles primary aim is selling personal data and
information - that's how the company rapidly got to $700B+ in corporate value.
Regardless, Google provide a valuable mapping service which is still largely free of charges. As the old saying goes, "you get what you pay for".
Cheers, Ron.
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