Monday, November 2, 2009

'ghost town' Argleton is appear in Google Maps


Internet experts for being confused with a town called Argleton in the Lancashire, England. Because the existence of these cities is detected in the Google Maps service and online directories. But in reality, the city was not really there.
In Google's services, Argleton located near the fast lane M58, named the area south of the city Ormskirk.Keberadaan indicates that the software and online systems to detect the presence of these areas and automatically think of it as a real city in the UK and included in the L39 postcode area.
Google and other companies that provide such data can not even explain the presence of 'ghost town' and until now still doing further investigation. Such information in the quotation from the Telegraph, Monday (2/10/2009).
Allegations as to explain the presence of Argleton on Google Maps is a theory which states that 'ghost town' may be deliberately added to the Google Maps as a trap to catch companies that violate copyright mapping system.
"Maybe this is an intentional error, so the user can not copy this map," said academics from Liverpool Joe Moran.
Meanwhile, a Google spokesman said although most of the information on their services at the guaranteed right, but sometimes there is also the possibility of error there.
"We continue to work to develop the quality and accuracy of information available on Google Maps and would appreciate feedback from users who helped us in developing this service. "The spokesman said.

He also added that their service users can directly report their problems to find the data providers and Google will immediately update it. LONDON.

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