tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post1545771776849123842..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: Google Maps: Good for a Sense of Place?VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-9693286212829883262010-10-05T08:03:01.220+01:002010-10-05T08:03:01.220+01:00Thanks HM - I hadn't spotted that new feature!...Thanks HM - I hadn't spotted that new feature!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-64601594020894383542010-08-14T19:42:37.085+01:002010-08-14T19:42:37.085+01:00I'm a bit obsessed with the 'properties...I'm a bit obsessed with the 'properties' overlay on Google Maps at the moment - I've mentally moved house dozens of times since I discovered it last week.HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-12916279486268710892010-08-10T09:09:03.194+01:002010-08-10T09:09:03.194+01:00Anne - Veddw is safe! Because you put Veddw's ...Anne - Veddw is safe! Because you put Veddw's details on Google Maps you've already claimed your marker. I tried to move it just now but a message pops up telling me only you can do that when I click on the option.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-69281360376133433522010-08-09T15:44:15.042+01:002010-08-09T15:44:15.042+01:00Anna - I hadn't spotted the pedestrian directi...Anna - I hadn't spotted the pedestrian directions option. Thanks for pointing it out.<br /><br />Carrie Hilarious! I think it's you that has the sense of direction and Google Maps hasn't. I'm wondering if Google were trying to provide what they perceive as a better service than what other online map providers such as Multimap or e.g. our beloved Ordanance Survey does and has consequently bitten off more than it can chew?VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-83547095598201047472010-08-09T14:22:54.331+01:002010-08-09T14:22:54.331+01:00Oh dear, sad news, the marinia is on dry land, the...Oh dear, sad news, the marinia is on dry land, the cinema is by the water, the (quite famous) rubgy pitches are gone, we have no leisure center even though millions was just spent on it a few years ago, the hospital is missing and iceland is inside a church! Oh this is upsetting, I don't know where to go anymore - and that's just the start!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-67271039150106474102010-08-09T14:11:41.841+01:002010-08-09T14:11:41.841+01:00Oh hilarous I love this and most look up my area. ...Oh hilarous I love this and most look up my area. We stick to paper maps, good old common sense and a spirit of adventure on our travels :) Google maps - pah! I laugh at you.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-66161809751235779762010-08-09T09:05:42.710+01:002010-08-09T09:05:42.710+01:00Great letter from Mr.Endacott - having worked for ...Great letter from Mr.Endacott - having worked for many years in a school environment I am sure that that the displacement of a sports centre would have caused only minor disruption to the flow of<br /> lessons :) Have never checked out our locality in detail so will have to have a reccie. <br /><br />Googlemap now has directions for pedestrians in a beta mode. I searched recently for directions from Waterloo to The Garden Museum and had a good giggle over this advice : <br />'Use caution – This route may be missing sidewalks or pedestrian paths.'Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-73475916877110591712010-08-08T22:39:53.550+01:002010-08-08T22:39:53.550+01:00Lucy and Lu - you two are very naughty ;)Lucy and Lu - you two are very naughty ;)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-27529787894251509292010-08-08T21:20:37.025+01:002010-08-08T21:20:37.025+01:00Fascinating stuff. Like Lucy, I find it tempting ...Fascinating stuff. Like Lucy, I find it tempting to go and play!Lunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-84755691741056005612010-08-08T20:20:48.323+01:002010-08-08T20:20:48.323+01:00What wonderful fun!
I'm tempted to rearrange ...What wonderful fun!<br /><br />I'm tempted to rearrange Weymouth and Dorchester.<br /><br />Fantastic. Had no idea one could mess around and move things in this way.<br /><br />Thanks for the information.<br /><br />I'm off to . . .<br /><br />LucyLucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-46046133163613136812010-08-08T20:02:13.206+01:002010-08-08T20:02:13.206+01:00Catherine - thanks for weighing in with such usefu...Catherine - thanks for weighing in with such useful information from a business viewpoint :)<br /><br />I absolutely agree that businesses need to think very carefully about where Google fits into their business plan. You've already said on you blog how the right use of keywords has helped with Google search ranking and thus helped to increase bookings for your cottage. Google maps is another example and judging by your experience, businesses should definitely be making sure they're represented on there in the best way.<br /><br />Um, there is a @VegPlotting Twitter account that isn't very active. I'm Tweeting as @Malvernmeet at the moment as this how I started with Twitter earlier this year. Am in the process of gradually changing things over to align the account more with my blog :)<br /><br />Thought about coming to you in September, but see that you're booked!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-55851441589355766162010-08-08T19:45:36.619+01:002010-08-08T19:45:36.619+01:00Hi VP
Loved the letter and all these goings on in...Hi VP<br /><br />Loved the letter and all these goings on in Chippenham. Good Sunday reading.<br /><br />Much as I hate to support the big boys, I think I had better add a balancing comment and confess that Google Maps has been good for me. We have received bookings for the cottage as a direct result of Google Maps. Proven fact!<br /><br />So if your readers are inclined to 'claim' their businesses then I would recommend they do so pronto and put some thought into what they say about themselves. Plus, it is worth remembering that the Google Maps link to a business website does carry some weight.<br /><br />Off to find your Twitter address now . . .<br />CBarks Holiday Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244728098043641411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-69205587981323875062010-08-08T15:22:37.643+01:002010-08-08T15:22:37.643+01:00Anne - OR if there is a cost and you think it'...Anne - OR if there is a cost and you think it's too expensive, then you need to weigh up whether its worth popping into Google Maps from time to time (e.g. especially during your opening season?) just to make sure that everything's as it should be.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-90337958535911844692010-08-08T15:19:12.871+01:002010-08-08T15:19:12.871+01:00Anne - absolutely. Just like anyone can mess aroun...Anne - absolutely. Just like anyone can mess around with the information with Wikipedia, anything which can be changed by someone using it on the internet needs to come with a warning sign: 'User Beware: things might not be as they seem'. At least Google seems to be offering the opportunity for owners of that information to ringfence just who is allowed to edit that data. I suspect it comes at a cost, so you need to weigh up that cost vs how interested someone might be in altering that data 'just for a laugh' or whatever vs the damage to your business if someone relies on that inaccurate data and e.g. can't find you as a result, then goes elsewhere instead<br /><br />EE - In view of our discussions in the Comments so far, I'm not surprised!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-71232714292862493582010-08-08T15:13:17.805+01:002010-08-08T15:13:17.805+01:00small whinge. Our sleepy little corner of the worl...small whinge. Our sleepy little corner of the world hasn't been updated on Google Earth for years. Our house is now three years old, but still invisible. Just the trees, as it was when we bought the plot ;>)Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-21681656872448918112010-08-08T14:52:31.734+01:002010-08-08T14:52:31.734+01:00You raise the horrendous possibility of people edi...You raise the horrendous possibility of people editing your business entry all unknown to oneself! Must check that out and tie it down before someone puts in that we open in the middle of the night or something!!Anne Warehamhttp://www.veddw.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-9959456509475857262010-08-08T14:21:32.217+01:002010-08-08T14:21:32.217+01:00Petoskystone - I believe the data can be up to 7 y...Petoskystone - I believe the data can be up to 7 years old, hence Google's caveats re accuracy and the facility to Community Edit. After all, it would take lots of people employed by Google to check and do it themselves!<br /><br />Anne - I see from Google that there is a facility to 'Claim Your Business', that is if your buisness has been placed on the map by them, you can claim it (probably involves a fee?), which means only you can correct any information and placing on the map. I suspect a similar facility might also be available (again for a suitable fee?) to businesses not on the map, so they can put themselves on there.<br /><br />It all depends on whether people use this level of detail when using the maps. I haven't in the past until I found out about it via my local newspaper yesterday. But if people do (and if they don't now, I'm sure that Street View coverage and usage will mean they will do in the future), then businesses need to weigh up the risk of how inaccurate data might impact on their business and the cost (if any) involved in correcting it and keeping it up to date.<br /><br />After all, how often do people use Google Maps these days? Pretty much all the time in my experience.<br /><br />BTW I had a quick look at Multimap to see if there were similar issues there. They don't go down to the same level of detail re businesses on the whole, but I did find 2 Lloyds Banks (there's only 1 in the middle of Chippenham), a Bristol & West (been shut for years) and no Nationwide Building Society when looking at the cash machine locations in the centre of town.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-41964937674536935662010-08-08T14:08:19.975+01:002010-08-08T14:08:19.975+01:00This has had so much less publicity than sat nav e...This has had so much less publicity than sat nav errors, but presumably could cause some of the same problems. <br /><br />Be reassured, garden visiting types, Veddw is in the right place on Google Maps! (at the moment = maybe they wander?)Anne Warehamhttp://www.veddw.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-87504977572150753652010-08-08T13:01:02.497+01:002010-08-08T13:01:02.497+01:00well, google maps has derby, connecticut right. e...well, google maps has derby, connecticut right. except the image is at least 18 months old! i take more than a few grains of salt with google directions, however. it has been my sorry experience that an entire salt shaker is needed!petoskystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633621111274495078noreply@blogger.com