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A few years ago we followed Google Maps directions, and it took us into the middle of a farmer's field in Victoria, Australia. I don't know how it happened, but
by chris_wot 7y ago
A few years ago we followed Google Maps directions, and it took us into the middle of a farmer's field in Victoria, Australia. I don't know how it happened, but somehow Google had picked up a very informal sheep track, and it was most definitely not a public road.
Google also sent thousands of tourists to a small residential street in the middle of the Australian Blue Mountains. It wasn't until a major masthead picked up on the story[1] that they bothered to do anything about it, despite the dozens to hundreds of requests to make a change.
https://www.smh.com.au/technology/how-google-got-lost-in-the-blue-mountains-20171004-gytvdx.html https://www.smh.com.au/technology/how-google-got-lost-in-the...