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Google Map of Maidenwell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 10, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last year’s floods – and road closures – caused a lot of South Burnett residents to turn to Google Maps to seek information.<\/p>\n

But what do you do when authorities are also using Google Maps, and the map is wrong?<\/p>\n

This was the situation one Maidenwell resident found herself in when seeking information about a road closure near her home.<\/p>\n

She was repeatedly told that Kingaroy-Cooyar Road was open but the road in question that was closed was Nanango-Tarong Road. The fact that Nanango-Tarong Road does not pass through Maidenwell was beside the point.<\/p>\n

Turning to Google Maps, she realised what the problem was. Google Maps showed Nanango-Tarong Road heading south past the T-intersection where it actually ends.<\/p>\n

After double-checking with Council about the correct nomenclature of the road, she contacted Google Maps and reported the error.<\/p>\n

A reply came back last week – almost 12 months after the error was reported.<\/p>\n

The name has now been changed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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