Archive for March 13th, 2008

What state is this? Google says Michigan

Posted in analytics, personal, websites on March 13th, 2008 by Stephen Tompkins – 1 Comment

Google Analytics version of Michigan…

And Google Maps Version…

Has anyone noticed the inconsistencies between Google Maps and Google Analytics version of the State of Michigan? I see that Google Maps which parses satellite data is a correct representation of the State whilst Analytics is a poorly outlined version. It looks like they came from different sources. Is Google not leveraging its internal resources to keep the brand consistent across departments? I am not sure what is at play here but it looks like Analytics has some room to improve.

Anyone else agree?