Google Maps Deterring Outback Tourists, Say Small Firms (bbc.com)

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday January 17, 2019 @03:22AM from the bu-tracker dept.

Tourism operators in Australia claim inaccuracies in Google Maps are deterring potential visitors, by making remote attractions appear further away than they actually are. From a report: The Queensland government in north-east Australia has complained to Google, which says it will look into the issue. Firms looking to promote their small towns as remote tourist destinations say Google Maps inflates travel times. Outback businesses say errors in the map app can add hours to a journey. "People aren't coming to places because they think it takes too long, or they're missing opportunities to refuel and they're getting sent off on another road that has no fuel [outlets]," Robyn Mackenzie, of the Eromanga Natural History Museum, told national broadcaster ABC. "People will get frightened of travelling in the outback, because they don't have any confidence in the mapping," the general manager of the small town museum added.

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Tourism Destroys Culture and Wildlife. by cunina · 2019-01-17 03:24 · Score: 1, Flamebait

You should be thanking Google Maps. In fact, Google should offer route inflation as a paid service.
Re: TRUMP Destroys Culture and Wildlife. by Desler · 2019-01-17 04:45 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Because they are no longer the minority party in the House and Trump lost all his leverage. That's what you get when you throw a tantrum.
Re: TRUMP Destroys Culture and Wildlife. by Desler · 2019-01-17 04:48 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Oh and to quote the MAGAtard line used after 2016: "Elections have consequences."