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mccririck
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 7:36 pm    Post subject: why have these POI not been approved? Reply with quote

The Burger King and KFC near 55.88259, -3.16813

I submitted them a few days ago. Other POI I submitted last night have been approved. The Burger King and KFC actuall need repositioned slightly but I cant even submit a correction for them as they havent been approved yet.

The cooridnates I have posted in this post are correct. You turn left off the roundabout heading north. KFC on the left, Burger King on the right. They opened very recently.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Every POI submission is checked to see if it is verifiable. If it can't be straight away, it is more efficient (with limited time), to pass on to the next one, until time permits further checking.

Some can't be verified, but are marked as such when placing in the database (much as a pMobile).

If a POI submission can't be verified on the Map, or with Streetview, there are other sources of information that can be accessed. The companies own web site, the Postcode checker, BT, and so on. It all takes time.

If the information can't be found checking the resources of the internet, the POI will be marked as unverified.

In this instance, after no information being found, they will be added as unverified.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 1:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well it would be nice if you could just accept them. I've submitted hundreds of POIs to you guys over the years, and these two are very local to me and they just opened.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 1:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some submissions are not as good as they could be, and as such need verifying. For instance, some were marked as the actual entrance to a supermarket, whwn what's really needed is the entrance to the car park from the road.
Not suggesting that yours are, but all POI submissions are all independently checked for accuracy before they get into the database, much as newly reported cameras are.
This procedure stops a lot of duff info getting into the database, a principle that we are proud of here.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 2:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Appreciated, however I am unable to correct the positioning of these two POIs until you include them.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 2:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mccririck wrote:
... however I am unable to correct the positioning of these two POIs ...
Do they need correcting? Confused
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 3:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, and only I know how. Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 9:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Which is why there is a verification process. Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 11:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Its obviously not easy to get the location of these places correct, as the OP seems to have got it wrong in the first place. Very Happy but I find it a bit difficult to understand why he claims to be the only person in the world who knows how to accurately relocate the position of a Burger King and KFC POI location. Burn In Hell
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 12:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's his little joke, that's why.

And he wants to finish off these particular POIs, without having them on the waiting list for too long.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 1:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Absolutely. I fully agree.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 1:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

These days you can often use StreetView to accurately Lat/Long some places without the need to take any fancy equipment with you.

Even with new places/POI's you can still accurately pinpoint the entrance on the existing road structure.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 4:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Or even use the submission map which will give you an instant lat/lon readout
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 6:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is he getting a free meal for the submissions?

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wish. Laughing I hardly ever go to these fast food places. But i like to have them appearing on my TomTom as I drive past.
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