Apple has been feeling the heat on their new iOS 6 Maps app, some of the criticism is deserved, some overblown. But they do include a way for you to help them find the errors that are in their data. Here’s how…
Google Maps is a much more complete, more polished product offering, but that’s mostly because Google Maps has been around for years. Its developers have had plenty of time to refine it — but its users have helped a considerable amount as well. Every Google Maps page has “report a problem” located somewhere on it, allowing the company to crowdsource and verify much of its data.
Like Google Maps, Apple’s app allows users to submit error reports and submit correct data. MacRumors supplied the screenshots above that show step by step how to correct incorrect map data. In this case, it’s a Point of Interest that they have in the wrong location.
The Home Depot in Durango, Colorado is located at 1301 South Camino del Rio, but, Apple’s map data puts it at 1301 Camino del Rio, in the middle of downtown Durango.
Last week, Apple said that “the more people use [Maps], the better it will get.” Users reporting errors in information is a logical part of how Apple plans to improve the product. However, it’s unknown how the submissions from users are verified, or how long it will take to integrate the information into the Maps app.
