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Google Maps said a hike would take 5 hours. B.C. rescuers pointed out how wrong that was

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Google Maps said a hike would take 5 hours. B.C. rescuers pointed out how wrong that was

sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days ago

Hikers recently rescued from an extremely challenging trail in B.C. had planned their trip using Google Maps, prompting a warning about the perils of relying on that platform in the backcountry.

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A paper USGS topological map.
- SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works
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  Nope. It’s Lions Bay, British Columbia, Canada
  
  Most likely maps based on Natural Resources Canada data.

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