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August 8

What is happening in Google maps near Macau?

According to Google maps, there are several streets with businesses on them extending into the waterways to the west of Macau. For example, see here, where there are also boats traveling through these ghost streets. They continue further south as well. I was wondering if anyone knows what's going on.2A02:8308:316:2C00:35:8F5D:6EF6:51EF (talk) 17:02, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It appears that part of the Google Maps data is offset about 500 meters or so to the southeast from the satellite image from that part of Macau. If you track the east-west freeway that is in the southern part of the map, you can confirm this is the case. --Jayron 32 18:14, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Near Macau seems to be the key point. Stuff in Macau is probably fine. Stuff in the rest China (except Hong Kong) is not. See Restrictions on geographic data in China. Nil Einne (talk) 19:37, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot to both of you. The "GPS shift problem" section on the linked page covers precisely this issue.2A02:8308:316:2C00:35:8F5D:6EF6:51EF (talk) 15:28, 9 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]