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There is an obvious and simple solution to this problem; although it's not up to this couple to implement it, but to all the developers building or using geo-lo
by TuringTest 11y ago
There is an obvious and simple solution to this problem; although it's not up to this couple to implement it, but to all the developers building or using geo-location.
This is a problem caused by incorrect data representation. Everything the companies know about the location of the phones is an imprecise area, yet they are representing it with this: [1]
This absurdly precise representation doesn't convey the error margins of the information available, and it's what's convincing people that this couple's home is the point that they're looking for. The mapping companies are misleading their users by hiding the level of confidence about the information provided.
Please all front-end developers, don't use a map pin to represent a place in the map if you don't know their coordinates or exact address. A circle with a radius proportional to the uncertainty area is the best representation in that case.
[1] https://www.google.com/search?q=icon+map+pin&biw=790&bih=750&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&tbm=isch&tbs=isz:i https://www.google.com/search?q=icon+map+pin&biw=790&bih=750...