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It’s just data

Dude, Where's My Car?


If you do a Google search for Sam Ruby NC, Google will helpfully give you my phone numbers and provide you with links to find my house via Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, and MapQuest.

They all get you close, but to the wrong house.  As does MSN Maps.

Apparently, they all use the same source.

Google’s new satellite images help visualize the problem.  While the house numbers on my street only go up to 1440, the maps apparently “think” that the numbers go up to 1490.

This data error is also shared by my car which would announce that I had arrived at my destination somewhat prematurely.

Furthermore, while my house faces Enchanted Oaks, the entrance is on the side, so this turns out to be a better virtual address.

This “small error” makes a big difference in the directions given.  Compare this route to the nearest movie theaters with this route.

It is a weird world in which you have to lie to your car about where you live.

Time to file a bug report...