FROM APPLE MAPS:
Apple Maps received a lot of criticism after its launch on September 19, 2012. People complained about wrong and inaccurate information about places and points of interests. Many of these errors are now fixed.[3][18][66]
Some places were shown with the wrong name, in an entirely different place or weren't shown at all.[3][7] Examples of those mistakes were the Ukrainian capital Kiev, that was spelled as "Kylv", the Welsh place Pontypridd, whose label was shown 6 miles (10 kilometres) northeast of its actual location, and the English town Stratford-upon-Avon, that was missing in Apple Maps. Also, people who looked up "London" ended up in the Canadian city London instead of its namesake, the capital of the United Kingdom.[7] Many complained about outdated or inaccurate data about companies and interesting places. For example, in the United Kingdom, chains that no longer exist were still on the maps and large stores were accidentally mapped in backyards.[18] Furthermore, the label of the Willis Tower in the United States was displayed at the wrong location.[7] Apple Maps was sometimes unable to find companies or other points of interest at all.[18] For instance, the London train and subway station Paddington and Tokyo Station were missing, and the Helsinki Central railway station was shown as a park.[6][7] Also, parks were occasionally displayed as airports.[3]
On several occasions, governments and politicians warned citizens of errors with Apple Maps. In early December 2012, the police department of the Australian city Mildura alerted people who planned to reach the city using Apple Maps, because Mildura was shown in the middle of Murray-Sunset National Park, 40 miles (64 kilometres) from its actual location. The police department stated that the error was potentially life-threatening, as the national park didn't have water supplies and as the temperatures could rise up to 114 °F (46 °C). The police rescued at least four people, one of which was stranded for a period of 24 hours. The police department tried to contact Apple to solve the problem. The error was eventually fixed by Apple in December 2012.[67][68][69] Alan Shatter, the Minister for Justice and Equality and Minister of Defense of Ireland at the time, issued a warning because of a mistake in Apple Maps: a non-existent airport was shown near the Irish capital Dublin. This location was in reality a public farm called "Airfield". Shatter wrote in his statement that the mistake was dangerous, because a pilot could try to make an emergency landing there.[70]
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