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Waterford City name missing from Bing Maps

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  • 17-09-2015 10:38am
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    Teebor15
    Registered Users Posts: 505 ✭✭✭


    I use Bing Maps over Google because they are more up to date and the resolution is better. Just now I've noticed that Waterford City is not named at all on it. You can zoom in and see every back street named but not "Waterford" from any distance.

    Anyway I've reported it to them so hopefully it will be resolved. I've never noticed it before just wondering did anyone else?


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    beazee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,343 ✭✭✭beazee


    5 different levels - Waterford does not exist!


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    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    sure is anyone surprised? It's run by a Kilkenny man - like google.

    I've sent in a complaint, let's see if they do anything.


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    fiachr_a
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭fiachr_a


    Or Leitrim: http://www.leitrimtourism.com/TownsVillages/Getting-to-Leitrim.aspx


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    robtri
    Registered Users Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    and if you search for Waterford on bing, it brings the location of Waterford as being behind Waterford golf course......


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    robtri
    Registered Users Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    having a closer look, there are a lot of other big towns missing... first one that jumped out was athlone...
    so seem Bing maps are not too good


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    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,156 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    Limerick had the same problem for awhile on Google, I think one of the halting sites in the city came up before the actual city itself did!!


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    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Somehow that seems right! :D


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    Nite Klub
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Nite Klub


    how can anyone take a mapping company called bing seriously? Fault lies with the op, should have used kapow maps


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    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    http://iemap.org/

    based on openstreetmap ...... great for specifying an exact location.

    https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/52.2599/-7.1111


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    Teebor15
    Registered Users Posts: 505 ✭✭✭Teebor15


    Nite Klub wrote: »
    how can anyone take a mapping company called bing seriously? Fault lies with the op, should have used kapow maps
    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    http://iemap.org/

    based on openstreetmap ...... great for specifying an exact location.

    https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/52.2599/-7.1111

    But both of them are just google maps.

    Bings maps resolution for the east Waterford area is better than google and more up to date.


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    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Teebor15 wrote: »
    But both of them are just google maps.

    No, they are based on openstreetmap as I posted and linked to.
    Bings maps resolution for the east Waterford area is better than google and more up to date.


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    Teebor15
    Registered Users Posts: 505 ✭✭✭Teebor15


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    No, they are based on openstreetmap as I posted and linked to.

    Ok. When I click on your link http://iemap.org and scroll out its a google map interface/imagiery perhaps with openstreetmap data overlay. So I suppose you could say its based on both.

    I think bing and google are the only 2 who do decent maps with satellite imagery. Anyone know any others?


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    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Teebor15 wrote: »
    Ok. When I click on your link http://iemap.org and scroll out its a google map interface/imagiery perhaps with openstreetmap data overlay. So I suppose you could say its based on both.

    I think bing and google are the only 2 who do decent maps with satellite imagery. Anyone know any others?

    If you look at the top left corner you can turn off the Satellite overlay and you are left with openstreetmap details. You can include terrain details from there also.


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    Teebor15
    Registered Users Posts: 505 ✭✭✭Teebor15


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    If you look at the top left corner you can turn off the Satellite overlay and you are left with openstreetmap details. You can include terrain details from there also.

    No your not..your left with google map!!


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    Grab All Association
    Registered Users Posts: 3,919 ✭✭✭Grab All Association


    I think it's being updated. Templemore never appeared on it before and is now on it (it wasn't on it the other day)


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    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Teebor15 wrote: »
    No your not..your left with google map!!

    Looking again it shows you are correct ...... it is a Google map with the Google copyright at the bottom.

    This is the equivalent openstreetmap view
    http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/52.2486/-7.1626

    http://www.openpostcode.org/ says
    Interactive OpenPostcode map: map with Google Maps, Bing, OSI, OpenStreetMap; get directions and explore locations with Flight Radar, AIS marine traffic, Flickr, Twitter, etc.
    but I see no method to change the base map to Bing or other choice.

    If I select an alternate map it opens in a separate window rather than changing the base map that is displayed.

    The maps I accessed from the options were

    Bing:
    http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?style=b&zoom=13&cp=52.249983~-7.124619


    Openstreetmap:
    http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/52.2463/-7.1591


    Nokia:
    https://www.here.com/?map=52.25031,-7.16294,13,terrain


    OSI:
    http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,657802,614208,7,10

    Thank you for making me check this properly.


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