How Google’s Bad Data Wiped a Neighborhood Off the Map

Buffalo published another map in 2017, with the Fruit Belt clearly marked, and broadcast on the city’s open data portal. City of Buffalo Master Plan Phase 1: Community/Neighborhoods Condition Summary map — the source of the “Medical Park” mistake.With so little public understanding of how these systems work, it’s tempting to assign intent — malicious or otherwise — to these myriad decisions. There is little indication that either Google or Pitney Bowes will make this process easier or more transparent in the future; while Google says it invites user feedback on its maps, it doesn’t always act on those suggestions.

Source: onezero.medium.com