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I'm seeing map labels for nonexistent places

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 2:27 am
by usa_1i8h16z3
My map almost always displays the label "Beech Hill" which floats around over everywhere I go. Beech Hill is a tiny community of a few dozen people, a hundred kilometers from where I am.

Also today, another incorrect label, "Brookside" appeared over a body of water. Below is a screen dump:

http://gyazo.com/315c55ddc4b283b5424df52d9d353304.png

Re: I'm seeing map labels for nonexistent places

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 2:31 am
by AndyPoms
Could be a Smudge.

Please note that it may have already been fixed, the City Layer is currently having issues removing names that have been removed from the map.

Re: I'm seeing map labels for nonexistent places

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:40 am
by AndyPoms
They are aware of the issue, and are working on it.

Re: I'm seeing map labels for nonexistent places

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:09 am
by doctorkb
AndyPoms wrote:Could be a Smudge.

Please note that it may have already been fixed, the City Layer is currently having issues removing names that have been removed from the map.
Is there any ETA on when this might be resolved? I.e. is it even remotely high on the Waze code monkey list?

Re: I'm seeing map labels for nonexistent places

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:36 pm
by doctorkb
AndyPoms wrote:They are aware of the issue, and are working on it.
So... to answer more concisely: "No, there's no ETA. And there's no telling how important it is to them."

Awesome. To paraphrase someone else -- sure glad to see they're focusing on ridiculous things like improving the interaction with Facebook and other social media while the map itself is being left to stagnate...

Re: I'm seeing map labels for nonexistent places

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:43 pm
by harling
doctorkb wrote:Awesome. To paraphrase someone else -- sure glad to see they're focusing on ridiculous things like improving the interaction with Facebook and other social media while the map itself is being left to stagnate...
As a product with both utilitarian and social dimensions, Waze appeals to different people for different reasons, so I think it's fair to say they have to work on multiple fronts.