I am looking at Google maps and am a bit confused. The road from Malaba to Webuye is given as Namanga - Athi River Road. Am I missing something here or is it a mistake? -- *---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua,* lanetconsulting.com, lpi-eastafrica.org, ict-innovation.fossfa.net, Skype: @ikuae Cell: +254-722-955831
Google maps has a lot of those mistakes. Am not sure how its exactly done, but i think local users can update the correct info.... On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 6:46 PM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans@gmail.com> wrote:
I am looking at Google maps and am a bit confused. The road from Malaba to Webuye is given as Namanga - Athi River Road. Am I missing something here or is it a mistake?
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most of the details especially the names on the features are user generated and I think once the section was named, the algorithm allocated it to the entire section till the end. for instance the road section between Nanyuki and Nyeri is also named Thika road. its just that no-one has updated, yet. try change it on google mapmaker. On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 9:22 PM, Kinuthia Ngugi <kinuthia.ngugi@gmail.com>wrote:
Google maps has a lot of those mistakes. Am not sure how its exactly done, but i think local users can update the correct info....
On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 6:46 PM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans@gmail.com> wrote:
I am looking at Google maps and am a bit confused. The road from Malaba to Webuye is given as Namanga - Athi River Road. Am I missing something here or is it a mistake?
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I would have thought that that is supposed to be done by the local Google office? Sent from a mobile device, Evans Ikua On 02/06/2012 9:09 PM, "Mark Mwangi" <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote: most of the details especially the names on the features are user generated and I think once the section was named, the algorithm allocated it to the entire section till the end. for instance the road section between Nanyuki and Nyeri is also named Thika road. its just that no-one has updated, yet. try change it on google mapmaker. On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 9:22 PM, Kinuthia Ngugi <kinuthia.ngugi@gmail.com> wrote:
Google maps h...
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But that is the whole Google philosophy; let the users give you the content..... On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans@gmail.com> wrote:
I would have thought that that is supposed to be done by the local Google office?
Sent from a mobile device, Evans Ikua
On 02/06/2012 9:09 PM, "Mark Mwangi" <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
most of the details especially the names on the features are user generated and I think once the section was named, the algorithm allocated it to the entire section till the end. for instance the road section between Nanyuki and Nyeri is also named Thika road. its just that no-one has updated, yet. try change it on google mapmaker.
On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 9:22 PM, Kinuthia Ngugi <kinuthia.ngugi@gmail.com> wrote:
Google maps h...
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Mapping is a herculean exercise which is why neither bing maps or blackberry maps have as much detail as google maps. let the users who know the area better do the mapping and do the verifying later. On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Kinuthia Ngugi <kinuthia.ngugi@gmail.com>wrote:
But that is the whole Google philosophy; let the users give you the content.....
On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans@gmail.com> wrote:
I would have thought that that is supposed to be done by the local Google office?
Sent from a mobile device, Evans Ikua
On 02/06/2012 9:09 PM, "Mark Mwangi" <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
most of the details especially the names on the features are user generated and I think once the section was named, the algorithm allocated it to the entire section till the end. for instance the road section between Nanyuki and Nyeri is also named Thika road. its just that no-one has updated, yet. try change it on google mapmaker.
On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 9:22 PM, Kinuthia Ngugi <kinuthia.ngugi@gmail.com> wrote:
Google maps h...
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