TomTom POI additions. Can you see one person's changes?

limebear

Hello,
I have just added a bunch of POIs in a neighbouring village and have shared the updates using MapShare. I'd be interested to know whether Map Share allows others to see the POI changes from just one person, or whether at least one (or more) other persons has to add them as well.

As it's very unlikely that anyone else will have added exactly the same POIs today, we can test this. If you're interested, please reply and we can compare POIs.

cheers
limebear

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Andy_P · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:22 am Post subject:

We discussed this a while ago, when Map share first got started.

At that time, POI additions (it was for police stations) from one person WERE being sent to others via Map Share; but the situation MIGHT have changed as TT tweak the way the system works (which they promised me they have done in order to stop single reports from "trusted" sources like the BBC being able to block major roads).

Can you give Lat/ Long co-ordinates of one or two of your new POIs? Then we can easily check if we've been sent them.

limebear · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:46 am Post subject:

Here are three restaurants I have just added. Two are near
N 50.92750 W 1.33643
and the third is a few hundred yards east.
Can you see them?

limebear

Andy_P · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:51 am Post subject:

Not yet...
Only "Restaurant" showing along High street is a McDonalds.
(POI's updated via Home about 3pm today)

Likely to take a few days at least though.

limebear · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:52 am Post subject:

I only added them in the last couple of hours (midnight UK time, end of Weds) I also moved that McDonalds which was over half a mile from where it should be.

Assuming the Map Share process is fully automated, and I can't see it being otherwise, I would expect the updates to be available almost immediately?

limebear

Andy_P · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:04 am Post subject:

Well, they *say* that every submission is checked by the TomTom Map Share team first! Happy

limebear · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:19 am Post subject:

Verifying every submission (they've had a load from me alone) would be a mountain to climb. Maybe the 'trusted' status is their way around it. Any inside info on how they decide when someone is trusted?

I've come across another issue when adding POIs, which is how close to the road to put them. If you put them too close they cover the road at driving zoom level, but too far away and they are unrealistically far from the road at closer zoom.

cheers
limebear

xda · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:19 am Post subject:

Is that by the first monkey or the brain dead moron at the back. Laughing

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limebear · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:43 am Post subject:

GerryC · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject:

Nothing currently there except the McD's on West End Road. (That's with all the options including '...by some' ticked). I suspect it would take a day or so anyway to filter through though.
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Andy_P · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:17 pm Post subject:

I think it will be days rather than hours before anything might show up....

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