Dear @moderators
I hope you’re doing well.
I’d like to report a misalignment between the standard map view and the satellite imagery in Google Maps that affects not just roads, but also places like shops, temples, schools, and other landmarks.
For example, at this location in India:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HsGnWvyvWHzwufcs6
https://maps.app.goo.gl/BaE1yHHgMA2se5Pk7
When switching between the map view and satellite view, you can see that many mapped elements appear slightly shifted, which can make it difficult to verify locations, place pins accurately, or contribute edits.
While the misalignment is relatively small, it impacts the accuracy and usability of the map, especially in densely populated or detail-sensitive areas.
I kindly request the Maps team to review and correct the alignment in this area and similar ones.
Thank you for your continued work to improve Google Maps.
Best regards,
Rahul N Madhyastha
@Rahul_Madhyastha
Mangaluru
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Hello dear fellow LG, @Rahul_Madhyastha
I have just crossed 3,000 Roads and during my journey, I have noticed this many times; I have felt it more on Vertical Roads.
I am requesting our Connect Moderator @ErmesT Ji to throw more light on this topic, please.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
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Hi @Rahul_Madhyastha , thank you for raising this issue, and of course thank you for the tag, @TravellerG
The misalignment between the satellite view and the map view is very common, especially for “old” roads.
Nowadays we have a very accurate GPS positioning, and we are able to give a very accurate position of everything.
When Google started to create the map the accuracy was lowered, hence the possible misalignments.
Back to 2022, I wanted to make some test fo correct the position and to have a correct overlapping of the roads with the satellite view, and the results were surprisingly good: Correct Road Shapes in Google Maps - "Follow the Blue Line"
That kind of quick approval of our modification is not possible in this moment, mostly because with the exponential increase of the contributors Google had to create priorities, and obvious adding new roads has an higher priority compared with moving a few meters an existing one.
In fact adding a new place shouldn’t be an issue because of the small misplacement
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Thanks for the clarification @ErmesT . In my area, Google recently updated the satellite view map data, from then this misalignment exists. Previously it was perfect. I just wanted to bring to your notice. That’s it. Thanks !
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You are most welcome, dear @Rahul_Madhyastha
Regards with thanks.
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