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by gambiting 3067 days ago
I don't know where you live, but for me Google Maps is absolutely dire, to a point where it's actually dangerous(telling me to turn wrong way into one way street, ignoring no-turn signs etc) plus the streets are wrong and/or missing(two streets which are in reality separated by a lawn appear connected in google maps so obviously the app shows me that I can drive through there fine). TomTom/Garmin/Navteq/AutoMapa are so much better than smartphone maps it's not even funny.
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Where does this happen? I've never had Google Maps do this. For me it even accurately knows what time of day roads are closed or become unidirectional.
North East UK.
You should load up maps on your desktop and suggest edits. They’re pretty responsive with fixing things.
They've got much, much worse at fixing things since they stopped relying on the community (through MapMaker) to review edits. Where things used to get fixed in hours, they now often take months.
I haven't seen that yet. My new street was added within a few hours. I've been able to suggest edits to locations and have them updated instantly too. Might help that I'm a "local guide" whatever that means.