Dear Google Maps enthusiasts, dear “roaders,”
recently, with the assistance of some dedicated friends from the TRAC Team @JustJake , @PrasadVR and @Berete1 we conducted tests on creating new roads in isolated areas. My curiosity led me to explore the process of establishing roads in regions not connected to an existing road network.
The specific focus of our inquiry was on the creation of roads that are not connected to existing ones (white roads). I embarked on this test because, in my road-creating endeavors, I frequently encountered areas where roads seemed to lead to nowhere and were not connected. I wondered whether advancements in AI might have altered the approval dynamics, particularly for roads covered by trees or in the shadows.
Identifying a suitable area at coordinates 39.19396392801242, 65.74163667661794, we diligently drew new roads with a singular rule: one road per submission.
Upon completion, our collective efforts resulted in a map that looked like this:
However, despite receiving “Thank you for submitting” emails and initially seeing our orange dotted lines, all our work vanished after some time. To date, our efforts remain missing. JustJake and I replicated the test, only to encounter the same outcome.
We are reaching out to seek your insights into this perplexing issue.
Has anyone experienced a similar phenomenon or have an idea about what might be happening?
----- A SMALL BUT USEFUL HINT -----
For prolific “Heavy Roaders” who typically draw over 100 new roads a day, discerning whether a specific road will be approved is nearly impossible, as approval emails lack links to the respective roads. To ensure we receive confirmation emails for the test routes, we implemented a simple yet effective strategy: we changed the language of the system. This way, all communications related to roads created for the test are now received in the new language.
Thank you for taking the time to read through this inquiry.
Thanks
Marco
