Google Maps

Bobdown · Guru

Google Maps

Bicyclecamper · Guru

That's why I rely on normal paper maps, and a compass, I have never screwed that up, but mainly for bike touring. My wife has been using this non google "MAPS" system, that has been quite accurate, for our camper trips, but I still bring my army maps along, for any and all trips.

Derek Barnes · Senior Member

At least Google maps has finally discovered that marking roads in pale yellow on a white background is impossible to see, and has changed to black roads on a white background! A real improvement!

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

The truck driver in that news article made a fiundamental error that is not the fault of the map.
He drove off the edge of the road, possibly to avoid some deeper water.
The road is almost always the hardest place, even if it is under water, packed down after years of traffic. Leave it at your peril.
Cheers,
Peter

peter67 · Guru

The basic problem was inexperienced travellers not checking road conditions on any road in, there was a choice. Maybe city people are brain lazy and too used to DR Google.

Whenarewethere · Guru

Not only errors with digital maps. Paper maps have issues.

When traveling just make sure you take water, food & brain!

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Going around in circles.

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oldbloke · Guru

Derek Barnes wrote:
At least Google maps has finally discovered that marking roads in pale yellow on a white background is impossible to see, and has changed to black roads on a white background! A real improvement!

?? I just down loaded t G e latest version. Still yellow here. Annoys me to.

And yep I use Google a lot but often check on an old fashioned map. Been caught a few times with Google providing bad info.

86GTS · Guru

Any member of the public can access Google maps & change, add, revise whatever they like.
Like most social media its the sum of its contributors.
Locally, I revised/deleted some misinformation on Google maps in our local area yesterday.
So easy to do.
A system like Google maps is prone to mistakes.
I wouldn't navigate out in the bush with it.
Give me a Hema map every time.
It's handy for finding some things in suburbia sometimes though.

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

I use Magic Earth on my phone. The maps are based on Open Street Maps which are maintained by the public and therefore, usually by the locals who want the maps to be right.

The maps for a country can be downloaded and therefore is not reliant on an internet connection. It also doesn't invade one's privacy.

Derek Barnes · Senior Member

oldbloke wrote:
Derek Barnes wrote:
At least Google maps has finally discovered that marking roads in pale yellow on a white background is impossible to see, and has changed to black roads on a white background! A real improvement!
?? I just down loaded t G e latest version. Still yellow here. Annoys me to.

And yep I use Google a lot but often check on an old fashioned map. Been caught a few times with Google providing bad info.

One day my Google Maps icon spontaneously changed to the one below and the roads were in black on white instead of yellow on white as it was previously, see images below.

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Bobdown · Guru

Derek Barnes wrote:
At least Google maps has finally discovered that marking roads in pale yellow on a white background is impossible to see, and has changed to black roads on a white background! A real improvement!
One day my Google Maps icon spontaneously changed to the one below and the roads were in black on white instead of yellow on white as it was previously, see images below.

Derek, that is the Apple maps logo, Google is as below.......cheers Bob