Getting a new road on the map?

[BatteryCharger]

I lease a small commercial building for my business. Customers are basically by invitation only, and I chose this place because it's right off a major highway at a new stoplight...easy to find.

Problem is, people like to get their own directions from mapquest, google maps, GPS, whatever. This new intersection that goes to my shop was put in maybe 18 months ago, but it still doesn't show up on any maps! If you follow any automated directions to my shop you end up at a closed road. I'm really getting tired of phone calls from lost and mad customers who won't believe THEIR map could be wrong...

Is there anything I can do about this?! Somebody I can contact and tell them they need to update the maps? It seems like all the major mapping software uses the same database of some sort, since they all have the same problem. I have no idea where they get their info.

 

[Flashlight Aficionado]

NAVTEQ
Tele-Atlas

NAVTEQ does Garmin and Tele-Atlas does TomTom. But they both sell their map data to other companies too.

Warning - Reporting the error will not stop your problems, even if they fix it. People like me refuse to pay for map updates. So until my machine dies and I have to buy a new one, my maps will be out of date.

 

[DM51]

Google Maps should show the new road layout in "satellite" mode.

Could you put a link to your location in sat. mode on your website, or copy it to a pdf file to email to your customers?

 

[BatteryCharger]

Google Maps should show the new road layout in "satellite" mode.

Could you put a link to your location in sat. mode on your website, or copy it to a pdf file to email to your customers?

Unfortunately the latest satellite image of the area doesn't include the new road either. I spent a good bit of time in google earth myself trying to figure out where the road currently is...and I drive it every day!

I like the links above...to tired to look closely now but at least it's a start...

 

[BatteryCharger]

LOL! I was just going to ask where google gets their map data and checked google earth again - it's on there! I literally just checked that like a week ago and it wasn't!

I hope the government isn't reading my thoughts. :shrug::green:

 

[Flying Turtle]

When we moved into our present house the mapping programs couldn't find it. Took them about a year to catch up.

Geoff

 

[BatteryCharger]

When we moved into our present house the mapping programs couldn't find it. Took them about a year to catch up.

Geoff

The satellite pic still shows the new road going through somebody's house. :laughing: I wonder how long it will take for new GPS units to catch up...

 

[DM51]

The satellite pic still shows the new road going through somebody's house. :laughing:

LOL! No wonder people are having trouble finding you if they have to drive right through someone's kitchen to get there.

 

[LukeA]

Nobody wants to be like this kid!