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Heh, you have no idea how lousy Google Maps data really is until you go somewhere away from big cities and countries which Google cares about. In the remote cor
by sdfjkl 7y ago
Heh, you have no idea how lousy Google Maps data really is until you go somewhere away from big cities and countries which Google cares about. In the remote corners of Greece for example, it's completely normal to find nothing in a spot that has a supermarket. It's either in the wrong location, mistranslated, closed 5 years ago or never was there and is just maps spam. Often squinting at the satellite data offers more of a clue where the paths are and sometimes you can glean a shop sign from above. We've had similar experiences in thinly populated areas of Galicia (Spain), Sardinia and Sicily.
- theon144 7y agoLocal map apps would probably fare much better. Can't speak for Greece, but I've had a really analogous experience in Czech Republic - as a city dweller, I've used Google Maps for all sorts of things around Prague without issue. Once you move past the Central Bohemia region, however, the data gets just as spotty and unreliable as you described. Mapy.cz saved my ass and has impressive detail even in quite rural areas (then again, OpenStreetMap is frequently much better than Google Maps as well.)