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“Thanks for pointing it out, I will let the team know so they can be aware of the issues, and I’ve flagged it to be corrected.”
That's the response of a Google Australia spokesman quoted in the Armidale Express, when asked about the error indicating closure of Pacific Highway which some say has been online for three months. I'm heartened to learn some folks are skeptical and called the local transit authority to confirm it was an error.
You can now "helicopter" in Google Maps to preview a route from the air.
To preview your own route, it is as simple as clicking on a button. Start by entering your starting point, destination, and mode of transport like any directions; in this case, driving directions from ‘Carmel CA to Big Sur CA.’ Then, just click on the “3D” play button. The map will switch to Earth view and automatically start flying you along your recommended route.
In Scotland a coastal town appears in a forest and second is mis-located on Google Maps. TomTom, which provides the data says Google is at fault. Google appologized for confusion and asked for input via the "Report a Problem" link.
Google added a new feature called “My Location” to Maps. It uses the GeoLocation API (what I think most think of as the HTML5 geolocatoin API supported in many modern browsers) to find your approximate physical location if you let it as the starting point of a route.
