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Google Maps loses town, outback mayor loses patience with wayward navigation app – ABC News
Google Maps is sending outback tourists “through the scrub” on roads to nowhere — and local mayors are telling visitors not to trust the online maps and Street…
If you’re driving in parts of outback Queensland, it is probably best not to listen to the authoritative voice on Google Maps, warn the mayors of several regional towns.
Key points:
- Outback mayors implore locals and visitors to not trust Google Maps
- The south-west Queensland town of Eromanga appeared 85km north of its actual location for almost two weeks
- Google Street View is more than 10 years behind the times in many outback towns
The western Queensland mayors and tourism officials are so “disappointed”…
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