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Could you use Bing Maps with Google Maps when searching locations?
Do you have any plans for using Bing Maps concurrently with Google Maps?
There has been a very annoying bug in Google Maps. Almost all addresses in Finland are translated to Swedish. And that doesn't mean their Swedish counterparts which are used in some parts of Finland, but straight translations which basically means nothing. The result: Finnish users get and see locations they don't understand and pretty much all location based services using Google Maps are useless - including Brightkite. Google is aware of the problem but they seem to ignore it.
Bing Maps seems to have geocoding API too and they don't have the same annoying bug. Do you think you could use it with Google Maps? The results could appear under "More results". Using two service providers could be good for the situations like this.
If you want to test this "real time translation", try to search for example "Kauppakatu 10, Joensuu". The result is "Handelsgatan 10, Joensuu" and we don't have a street or signs in Joensuu with that name.
I really would like to use Brightkite and recommend it to my friends, but at the moment that's just impossible :(
There has been a very annoying bug in Google Maps. Almost all addresses in Finland are translated to Swedish. And that doesn't mean their Swedish counterparts which are used in some parts of Finland, but straight translations which basically means nothing. The result: Finnish users get and see locations they don't understand and pretty much all location based services using Google Maps are useless - including Brightkite. Google is aware of the problem but they seem to ignore it.
Bing Maps seems to have geocoding API too and they don't have the same annoying bug. Do you think you could use it with Google Maps? The results could appear under "More results". Using two service providers could be good for the situations like this.
If you want to test this "real time translation", try to search for example "Kauppakatu 10, Joensuu". The result is "Handelsgatan 10, Joensuu" and we don't have a street or signs in Joensuu with that name.
I really would like to use Brightkite and recommend it to my friends, but at the moment that's just impossible :(
I’m sad
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Inappropriate?Hi Mika,
We don't have any plans to use Bing Maps at this time, but we will think about it. Our team definitely understands your frustration with locations in Finland, as we have an office in Helsinki.
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