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Bad Mapping Data and Emergency Response
Bad mapping data has serious consequences in at least one area, Chad argues: “Emergency responders can’t get to some locations because the map data they have is WRONG. … That kind of a mistake really is the difference between life or death.” Fortunately, he says, emergency providers have paper maps for their local areas.
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Good post but just how do you get info to the GPS map makers. We made it a point that our local first responders all know where our county road is but darned if we can get that info to the GPS people.
How do they know that the paper maps are correct and updated? I guess it is more local knowledge than digital or paper maps.
I guess initiatives such as OpenStreetMap, MapShare, AND Map 2.0 might be the solution in the future.
@Scott: It goes down to the search function, that is where the majority of failures are at.
Paper maps (mainly local ones) will have block numbers so you can narrow down a location.
But yes, it does come down to local knowledge.