Comments on: Google Maps GeoCoding Conundrum http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/12/10/google-maps-geocoding-conundrum/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Sat, 18 May 2013 20:55:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: MiriamEllis http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/12/10/google-maps-geocoding-conundrum/comment-page-1/#comment-294145 MiriamEllis Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:28:13 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=1682#comment-294145 I have seen instances like this with 2 identical listings being put in 2 varied locations, but never 3. I saw one the other day that located a business in the middle of a lake! And, about 3 miles away, was the actual business location. Weird.

Miriam

]]> By: Mike http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/12/10/google-maps-geocoding-conundrum/comment-page-1/#comment-293985 Mike Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:34:34 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=1682#comment-293985 Well I was hoping that someone with more geocoding cred than I might shed some light on this particular oddity. Is it a google goof or is it related to TeleAtlas? Is it a problem with the suite designation?

I mean the geocoding software knows that all the listings are on Highway 41…and it seems knows that the number is 35285….why would they think any two of them were not in the same place? Inquiring minds want to know. :)

Why wasn’t Google’s clustering algo able to identify these as the same business? It certainly points out why a person listing their business across the internet has to be meticulous about the details, no?

Mike

]]> By: David Mihm http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/12/10/google-maps-geocoding-conundrum/comment-page-1/#comment-293945 David Mihm Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:57:19 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=1682#comment-293945 Mike, you’re really hitting the “Deep Thoughts” questions hard these days :)

]]>