<div dir="ltr"><div>I've long suspected that local councils and other government bodies are giving data directly to Google. I've seen developments turn up on Google maps that couldn't possibly have been established with a survey. It's all really shady. But at least we can say, even in this case, that OSM is the more accurate reflection of reality.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 11:47 AM Jez Nicholson <<a href="mailto:jez.nicholson@gmail.com">jez.nicholson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Just been reading about the naming of a new road in Bristol "Cheers Drive" which is apparently a local way to thank a bus/taxi driver <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-51501412" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-51501412</a><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thing that caught my eye was the reference to Google Maps having it on already.... which made me wonder how, because the road signs haven't been installed yet? Are they importing road change notices from the Council?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/51.46730/-2.54036" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/51.46730/-2.54036</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Cheers+Dr,+Speedwell,+Bristol+BS5+7FQ/@51.4669956,-2.5405969,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x48718fc9fa803fa1:0x28c4a3d7786bfeab" target="_blank">https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Cheers+Dr,+Speedwell,+Bristol+BS5+7FQ/@51.4669956,-2.5405969,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x48718fc9fa803fa1:0x28c4a3d7786bfeab</a><br></div></div>
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