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On a similar vein, I was very impressed to note that, when the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington collapsed in May this year, it took roughly 1-2 ho
by abirkill 13y ago
On a similar vein, I was very impressed to note that, when the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington collapsed in May this year, it took roughly 1-2 hours from the news breaking (around 7:00pm PDT) for Google to have removed that section of the I-5 from their maps.
I would be very interested if anyone has insight on how it was done so quickly (particularly as to whether it's some automated process driven by a reliable data feed, or whether human intervention was required). It seemed too quick to be instigated by Map Maker edits, but maybe if enough people submit the same change, updates are pushed through faster?
- dmazin 13y agoThough strongly informed by satellite and Street View data, Google Maps are heavily modified by hand.
- Sanddancer 13y agoI used to work for a map company when the Macarthur Maze fire hit, and we were able to push out a change at about that rapidity. The data files for the maps aren't terribly complicated to parse, so pushing a change isn't difficult at all.
- hartror 13y agoWhat sort of data files are they (hoping you don't say MID/MIF).
- Sanddancer 13y agoWe were using deCarta's DDS software, so their proprietary RMF format.
- andyking 13y agoThen again, it took them about three weeks to add the Isle of Jura back to their maps when it somehow got wiped: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-23331456 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-23331456
- konspence 13y ago*For a Google Maps Maker user and a Google Maps Maker moderator to have approved the edit for the section of I-5 to be removed. Google didn't take proactive action on the collapse of the Skagit River bridge; it was the Map Making community.