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Apple Maps POIs ARE Getting Updated (add your findings here)

virginblue4 said:
No it doesn't. The way I'm reading it, is to add a place that is not on Apple Maps....
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That's how I read it too, BUT it's a moot point since I can't seem to "drag the pin to the correct location". When I try to drag, the whole map pans, and the pin moves with it.

Regards,
Tom
 
u have to hold ur finger on the pin to pick it up and then move the map in small increments dropping the pin each time. unless I'm doing it wrong, it's pretty stupid
 
falkedup said:
u have to hold ur finger on the pin to pick it up and then move the map in small increments dropping the pin each time. unless I'm doing it wrong, it's pretty stupid
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You can pinch the map in that box to zoom it out, so you don't have to move the pin in small increments.
 
A supermarket and a McDonalds were added. The things I reported are still in the wrong places.
 
SONiC5 said:
A supermarket and a McDonalds were added. The things I reported are still in the wrong places.
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That's weird, a POI was updated (one I reported) right before my eyes. A school, which was accurately placed, was removed though.
 
falkedup said:
u have to hold ur finger on the pin to pick it up and then move the map in small increments dropping the pin each time. unless I'm doing it wrong, it's pretty stupid
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Oh, I get it -- I was tapping and immediately dragging. You have to tap and hold the pin until it pops up, then it's movable.

Regards,
Tom
 
...and I like that you then drop the pin where it's point is currently positioned, not your finger. Lets you see exactly where it will drop. Works well.
 
MozMan68 said:
...and I like that you then drop the pin where it's point is currently positioned, not your finger. Lets you see exactly where it will drop. Works well.
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Yes, 2nd time worked like a charm! :eek:

Regards,
Tom
 
Traffic information in DC

I had no traffic information in Georgetown Washington DC at first. Just checked. I've go a few dotted red lines in heavily trafficked areas.
 
POI that look to be placed in the wrong place

On the ios map all the POI's that I look at that seem to be just off the wrong UK location have abbreviated post codes.

Example a local London pub.

When you go into "report a problem" you intially see correct address details, except the post code is abbreviated for example SE20 8.

Then when you drill down (a new thing here) it passes you into YELP and you find that not only is the pub in the correct location but YELP's post code is the full version, example London, SE20 8RZ...

Could it be that abbreviated post codes (on the Apple side of the fence) are one of the reasons POI's look wrong?
 
cbronfman said:
I had no traffic information in Georgetown Washington DC at first. Just checked. I've go a few dotted red lines in heavily trafficked areas.
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I fully rely on traffic info and I think the dotted lines are perfectly "readable", even which side of the road.

The google traffic is of course perfectly readable too, but coming from daily Apple maps use I find the look of Google Maps rather ugly and crowded now.
 
Well, the village of Leuchars, Scotland no longer shows up in the middle of Tentsmuir Forest. However, the Leuchars RAF base is called 'Leuchars Airport'.
 
Is this even the speed Apple should be taking to update the POIs of their maps? It's kinda slow to me even though I know the world is very big & there're a lot of POIs to handle.

Not to mention the satellite imagery is already a total flop in my area...
 
LondonJim said:
On the ios map all the POI's that I look at that seem to be just off the wrong UK location have abbreviated post codes.

Example a local London pub.

When you go into "report a problem" you intially see correct address details, except the post code is abbreviated for example SE20 8.

Then when you drill down (a new thing here) it passes you into YELP and you find that not only is the pub in the correct location but YELP's post code is the full version, example London, SE20 8RZ...

Could it be that abbreviated post codes (on the Apple side of the fence) are one of the reasons POI's look wrong?
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If you go to report problem and information is incorrect, it does show the full postcode there though, so it does know what is.

I think the whole address system is misaligned with the map. If you enter a full street address of a POI without postcode it still goes to the point the POI is at, even though it's the wrong place on the map.

They could probably fix them all at once if they understood what went wrong with the data.
 
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I'm still trying to figure this one out. This is just south of St Augustine Florida.
 

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Definitely noticed quite a few restaurants have been updated in my local area.

They don't seem to have put in any of my reported problems, however.

But softly softly catchy monkey.
 
i've notice a few locations added in my area, but no corrections made to old locations. new locations added are also off by a lot. most locations are shown in the center of a block as opposed to near a street, so you wouldn't know what street it is on unless you clicked on the address.

here in okland ca, sears is still shown in the wrong block where there is currently an empty lot. the fox theater is still shown when sears actually is.

i was expecting mistakes like this ones to be fixed by now, but so far i haven't noticed any improvements other than more incorrectly place POIs.
 
8a22a said:
If you go to report problem and information is incorrect, it does show the full postcode there though, so it does know what is.

I think the whole address system is misaligned with the map. If you enter a full street address of a POI without postcode it still goes to the point the POI is at, even though it's the wrong place on the map.

They could probably fix them all at once if they understood what went wrong with the data.
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The problem in what I found in report a problem is that (it's newly going into) YELP which has the full post code, but Apple doesn't at the map end. In the UK an abbreviated post code covers several buildings. The full post code is more precise than that obviously, so would give a more accurately placed pin...
 
redman042 said:
My town (Folsom, CA) was in reasonably good shape at launch, but a few POIs were incorrectly located, due to confusion between East Bidwell Street and Bidwell Street, which are actually two different streets in my town. I have submitted corrections two different times since I installed iOS 6. The POIs were a Chipotle restaurant and a 76 gas station.

This morning I checked the map and they have been moved to their correct locations.

So this is evidence that Apple is making updates. Obviously we'd all like to see things happen faster, but at least something is happening.

I'm assuming that when users submit updates, they either wait for multiple people to make the same update or for a staff person to verify the correction, before implementing it. Also some of these updates probably go through Yelp, since Yelp appears to be providing many of the POIs.

Can others report on updates you've seen? Let's keep this thread just to discovered updates, not griping about maps, since there's already PLENTY of threads on that.
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I am positively sure that nothing of this sort will happen for India so I am waiting for Google Maps which is atleast impartial towards its customers
 
Two of my big issues fixed - a town in Ontario that was 50 km off target and airport directions for Calgary that led to the runway not the terminal
 
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