Kodagu, Mar 20:
Google Maps, relying on satellite imagery, is the most popular digital map service on the planet and
every day, millions of people depend on it to reach their location. However, Google Maps can sometimes
be misleading due to outdated data, GPS and connectivity issues, and technical glitches. There have
been several instances where Google Maps has led travellers astray.
Recently, locals in Karnataka’s Kodagu district put up a makeshift signboard warning travellers of
Google’s navigation mistake. The hilarious signboard urges users to not follow Google’s directions and
take a different route to reach the Club Mahindra resort.
A picture of the signboard was shared by the X handle of Kodagu Connect. ”Google is wrong. This road
does not go to Club Mahindra,” reads the sign. The signboard was put up by local villagers who got tired
of lost travellers asking for directions after being misled by Google Maps.
Many users shared their own experiences of being misled by Google Maps. One user wrote, ”Google
local guides like me (volunteers) could have corrected the wrong listing. But google has an admin team
that love rejecting edits randomly. So let someone from Google fly down and fix it. Till then let people
curse them like this.”
