Sujet : Re: Google & Apple maps changed the name of a large indentation of the Atlantic coastline
De : that.bloke (at) *nospam* microsoft.com (Abandoned Trolley)
Groupes : misc.phone.mobile.iphone uk.telecom.mobile comp.mobile.android sci.geo.satellite-navDate : 14. Feb 2025, 17:04:37
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It also happens because the business gets placed at a postcode centroid, rather than the true position.
(And, in spite of the rules about service area only businesses, there are a lot of businesses, in places where businesses probably operate but should not be, or should not be, on the map.)
Also ..... postcode centres for PO Boxes seem to have a different set of rules.
I had a PO Box of my own for a while, and the postcode centre was planted on top of the sorting office - which makes some sort of sense, but ...
Theres a field full of sheep across the road from my house, and right in the middle of it is a postcode pin for a business which is several miles away - I sometimes wonder if they get any mail at all.