I was just reading through Miriam’s Solas webdesign blog and read something I didn’t knew was there before. Here goes the story:
If you encounter some incorrect business information for Emergency Services in Google it is possible to use a special contact form to notify Google of these errors.

If you’ve discovered incorrect business information for an emergency service, a police station, a fire patrol, a hospital, a shelter, or a similar service, please complete and submit the form below. Google Maps gathers information from a variety of sources, including websites and Yellow Pages directories. Occasionally, this information may be incorrect or outdated.

I wanted to share this information to those reading my blog as I thought this is quite important, and we all want accurate information – especially when you need it the most

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Fixing incorrect business information

Mike was fast with his catch on the LBC awaiting an update! I wonder if it has something to do with his previous post that has drawn some attention.
Anyway, here’s the screenshot!

Update: as Maps Guide Brian posted in the Google Groups the Local Business Center will also undergo some maintenance the 6th of November.

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Google Local Business Center awaiting updates

The recent announcement of Google switching to just one map supplier, namely the dutch company TeleAtlas, has caused an increase of alerts on Google Maps errors in the Google Maps Help Groups.

I’ve seen reports so far of incorrect routes, missing cities, wrongly placed addresses, etc, etc. And as Miriam Ellis points out on her blog it can lead to some serious issues. Or take a look at this issue, in Alberta CA, where people might be relying on the maps service as their sole information provider on where to get their services (haha, this is where Yellow Pages must be getting their awesome ROI from ). The whole switch is causing some glitches, however, the data from the web and the API now seem equal according to some sources. In the past, sometimes the data didn’t correspond because Google was still using Navteq data as well. Now Google is asking the user base of Google Maps to report any errors, or glitches you may have found and report them directly to TeleAtlas by using this link. So now it’s just a matter of time and hopefully Maps Quality will increase. Although TeleAtlas (acquired by TomTom end of July) will have to take the hit to their reputation in the mean while.
With the Google-TeleAtlas agreement, TeleAtlas will have access to Google Maps updates made by the community as well. You can read more on this advantage here.

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Google Maps Errors – TeleAtlas data needs some finetuning?