Dear Google Maps Community Managers and Product Experts,
I am writing to report a severe mapping error regarding the administrative boundaries and names of two neighboring villages (Gampong) in Banda Raya District, Banda Aceh City, Indonesia.
Currently, the names and polygons of “Gampong Lam Ara” and “Gampong Lampeuot” have been swapped or heavily misplaced on Google Maps. This error is causing significant issues for local navigation, ride-hailing services, and postal/logistics deliveries in the area. Standard user edits (“Suggest an edit”) via the application are constantly rejected by the automated bot system because it involves administrative boundary layers.
To fix this, a manual escalation to the Google Maps engineering team is required. Below are the precise, verified details based on the official local government spatial data:
- GAMPONG LAM ARA (CORRECT DATA)
- Official Postal Code: 23238
- Correct Center Point Coordinate: 5.518, 95.312 (5°31’05" N, 95°18’43" E)
- Geographical Position: It is located directly to the NORTH of Gampong Lampeuot. Its northern area borders Gampong Geuceu Komplek and stretches near Dr. Mr. Mohd. Hasan street.
- GAMPONG LAMPEUOT / LAM PEUOT (CORRECT DATA)
- Official Postal Code: 23238
- Correct Center Point Coordinate: 5.523, 95.309 (5°31’23" N, 95°18’32" E)
- Geographical Position: It is located to the SOUTH of Gampong Lam Ara. Its southern and western boundaries border the Aceh Besar Regency line.
THE ERROR CAUSE:
The online platform Wikipedia and Google Maps seem to pull mismatched open-source data that accidentally inverted these two village nodes. This spatial confusion also affects how the boundary polygon wraps around the residential areas.
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT VERIFICATION & PROOF:
The spatial data, roads, and administrative layout can be fully verified using the official maps published by Bappeda (Regional Development Planning Agency) via the UPTB GIS Banda Aceh portal. Please review the official map link below as solid proof:
PETA HASIL SURVEY JALAN DAN SARANA PARIWISATA DESA LAM ARA | Katalog Peta Banda Aceh
Could a Product Expert please escalate this ticket manually to the Google Maps team so they can adjust the boundary layers and correct the swapped names according to the official government map?
Thank you very much for your time and assistance in keeping Google Maps data accurate!
Best regards,
Sri Elvia