Update: The Canton, Ohio Google Issue
Update: Canton is back where it belongs…but when you search for Canton, Ohio, you are not taken there. Instead, you are still in Massillon. So, I guess while the label is now there, the geocoding is not up-to-date.
——original post 10/27/09——
Big news: try to find Canton, Ohio on Google Maps and as of this morning, it’s a “no go.”
How did it happen? Well, someone made an error, admits Elaine Filadelfo, a spokeswoman for the California-based Web browsing company.
The renaming of Canton apparently happened last week when the folks at Google updated the maps. Someone reported the mistake to the company on Friday and the complaining hasn’t stopped.
I found no mention in the discussion of the situation that Google dropped its longtime map provider and switched to using its own data earlier this month. I wonder if that has anything to do with it?
