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  • on 12.10.2010
  • at 11:24 AM
  • by Shannon McDonald, Editor

Right NEast/Wrong NEast: Google Maps makes an error 4

Oct12

So much for telling the city’s big news outlets to use Google Maps.

As Technically Philly reported last week, Delaware River is spelled wrong on Google Maps. The river is spelled “Daleware” in the popular mapping service, and can also appears in some spots in place of the Schuylkill River and Pennypack Creek (that has since been fixed).

Google Maps misspells Delaware River

Picture 2We’re sure the Google employees have a lot to keep track of, but, um, the state of Delaware isn’t misspelled.

Full Disclosure: NEast Philly Web Editor Chris Wink is one of the founders of Technically Philly.

Outside media don’t care about the Northeast. We have all seen them misuse, misspell and mistake our neighborhoods and our streets, so we at NEast Philly wanted to do something about it. When they get it wrong, we set it right in a segment we like to call Right NEast/Wrong NEast.

  • Heide

    I must say that I love your column. I love the purpose of this column. I must laugh, when I read your column complaining that Google maps spelled Delaware wrong. Yet you spelled it wrong as well in the first paragraph. Maybe you should be a little more forgiving of misspellings in the future.

  • http://neastphilly.com/author/Shannon-McDonald/ Shannon McDonald

    You caught us! Misspelling it for the purpose of the column must have taken its toll. Thanks for pointing that out!

  • Maureen

    Penny Pack Park??

  • Pete LaVerghetta

    That’s an Internet Golden Rule: Any spelling flame/post/story/comment will contain at least one misspelled word.

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