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I live in Ukraine and Google map Maps has a small error that means that Uber taxis never take me to my door unless I explain, which is difficult because I don't speak Russian or Ukrainian. (Google maps shows buildings with number 56 on my street; one is correct but mine should be 56A. What I don't know is why Uber always takes me to the actual 56 but never mine.) It's only a problem when I have heavy groceries or something like that.
I tired tried submitting a correction online but nothing has changed. Can anybody give me advice? (Apart from learning to speak Russian or Ukrainian?) Hayttom (talk) 17:54, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
You mentioned you tried submitting a correction. Does that mean you only tried submitting a correction to Google Maps and never contacted Uber? Because while the former was worthwhile, the later seems the other obvious step considering that Uber is a massive company and it's their service that is really the main issue for you. It's also what Uber suggested here [1] It seems easily possible either that they have more experience getting corrections onto Google Maps than you or the Uber app has support for Uber adjusted locations (i.e. the fact that they're using Google Maps doesn't have to mean everything would work exactly as Google Maps).
Also, are you sure you can only specify exact addresses? While apparently you can't specify GPS coordinates [2], various sources like Uber themselves [3] seem to suggest you can drag the drop off pin to adjust it. While apparently drivers hate this and so may ignore it, at least in the US [4], it's worth trying especially since I wouldn't be completely surprised if drivers in the Ukraine are perhaps more used to the addresses being problematic. Admittedly I'm not sure if this feature is supported everywhere [5]), the previous blog post seems to be from India which is another country where I wouldn't be surprised this features is needed.
Anyway while not really a solution to fixing the incorrect address, if the explanation is not very complicated and so shouldn't require two way interaction, you could just record a friend, or alternatively get a written out message which you can play back with text to speech software to tell the driver. Also is 56 the best address for where you're going? I suspect it would be, but consider whether there is a different address that is closer so you don't have to walk so far even if it's still the wrong address.
Nil Einne (talk) 07:13, 1 April 2018 (UTC)Hello!
I created a few STL files below and found that artifacts appear in the Wikimedia viewer and occasionally the thumbnail. I've checked that the direction of facet vertices is anticlockwise, the normals are sensible and polygons are not duplicated. It seems to happen more where the polyhedron is thin. All these polyhedra render correctly on http://viewstl.com . Would anyone know how to fix these artifacts?
Thanks,
cmɢʟee⎆τaʟκ 19:20, 29 March 2018 (UTC)