Apple Maps gets their data from openstreetmap, where anyone can insert a "place" if there's not.one there already.
I think some Japanese person just put up an entry and Apple Maps scooped it up as-is.
The hotel I work for (also in Crete) was listed in the wrong address in Apple Maps and I had to make an openstreetmap account to edit it. It's showing correctly now.
Edit: I went to the place on Apple Maps and it's plain old English in mine, either they corrected it or it's a regional thing. It's not like this on openstreetmap either
Yes. Without knowing their infrastructure, they obviously cache and probably process the raw OSM data locally. If they chose to use their own overrides or the official-tag is impossible to tell.
An easy way to contribute is via a phone app called StreetComplete. It asks you questions about stuff near you when you are out. For example, names of places, if the crossing is handicap friendly, road surfaces, etc etc
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Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 322d
Apple Maps gets their data from openstreetmap, where anyone can insert a "place" if there's not.one there already.
I think some Japanese person just put up an entry and Apple Maps scooped it up as-is.
The hotel I work for (also in Crete) was listed in the wrong address in Apple Maps and I had to make an openstreetmap account to edit it. It's showing correctly now.
Edit: I went to the place on Apple Maps and it's plain old English in mine, either they corrected it or it's a regional thing. It's not like this on openstreetmap either
BCsven@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 322d
Yeah, somebody didn't like a neighbour near us. Their garage had like 10 entries: Sausage Butcher Laundromat Loans Etc
tyler@programming.dev · 0 pts · 321d
Doesn’t open street map call it the Gulf of Mexico?
Tanoh@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 321d
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico#Name
Basically they list all, with gulf of mexico as the default for the en locale and an entry for official name in en-US
tyler@programming.dev · 3 pts · 321d
So Apple is specifically choosing the government tag then.
Tanoh@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 321d
Yes. Without knowing their infrastructure, they obviously cache and probably process the raw OSM data locally. If they chose to use their own overrides or the official-tag is impossible to tell.
tyler@programming.dev · 2 pts · 321d
Thanks for the tutorial. I’ve only ever done a few edits to OSM. Didn’t know the finer details.
Tanoh@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 320d
An easy way to contribute is via a phone app called StreetComplete. It asks you questions about stuff near you when you are out. For example, names of places, if the crossing is handicap friendly, road surfaces, etc etc
Edit: I wrote another post about it a while back, https://lemmy.world/comment/18685150
Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 322d
If anyone is curious, it's "Romantic Beach Villas".
nihilomaster@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 322d
I really had to look up what a u with dakuten means because I'd never seen it before.
Cort@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 321d
Same, apparently it's Vu
nantsuu@fedia.io · 2 pts · 322d
The Japanese actually says Romantica Beach Villas.
davidgro@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 322d
Looks like at least 4 languages in that screenshot? Maybe 5?
Geobloke@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 321d
I counted 4
English Japanese Greek German
Geobloke@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 321d
regdog@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 320d
There is actually no english in that screenshot. The map labels like „Restaurant“ are all in german, as are the UI elements.
Geobloke@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 320d
Even Ivy league? I mean, I thought league in German was liga, but I'm taking that from bundesliga
LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 321d
I never knew this could happen!