Editing Google Maps (section)

==== Australia ====
In August 2023, a woman driving from [[Alice Springs]] to the Harts Range Racecourse was stranded in the Central Australian desert for a night after following directions provided by Google Maps.<ref name="Allison-2023">{{Cite news |last1=Allison |first1=Charmayne |last2=Robinson |first2=Lee |last3=Goetze |first3=Eliza |date=2023-08-15 |title=A student nurse was left stranded in the desert with just an esky of beers after Google Maps led her astray |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-16/google-maps-leaves-student-nurse-stranded-in-desert/102729818 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922141922/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-16/google-maps-leaves-student-nurse-stranded-in-desert/102729818 |archive-date=September 22, 2023 |access-date=2023-09-22 |work=[[ABC News Australia]] |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref name="Al Jazeera-2023">{{Cite web |date=21 September 2023 |title=Google sued after man drove off collapsed bridge following map directions |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/21/google-sued-after-man-drove-off-collapsed-bridge-following-map-directions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125084122/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/21/google-sued-after-man-drove-off-collapsed-bridge-following-map-directions |archive-date=January 25, 2024 |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] |language=en}}</ref> She later discovered that Google Maps was providing directions for the actual [[Hart Range, Northern Territory|Harts Range]] instead of the rodeo. Google said it was looking into the naming of the two locations and consulting with "local and authoritative sources" to solve the issue.<ref name="Allison-2023" />

In February 2024, two German tourists were stranded for a week after Google Maps directed them to follow a dirt track through [[Oyala Thumotang National Park]] and their vehicle became trapped in mud.<ref name="Meacham-2024">{{Cite web |last=Meacham |first=Savannah |date=2024-02-21 |title='I wouldn't want to live this again': Tourists lost for a week after Google Maps mishap |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/i-wouldn-t-want-to-live-this-again-tourists-lost-for-a-week-after-google-maps-mishap-20240221-p5f6rn.html |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |language=en |agency=[[Australian Associated Press]] |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227020817/https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/i-wouldn-t-want-to-live-this-again-tourists-lost-for-a-week-after-google-maps-mishap-20240221-p5f6rn.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lagan |first=Bernard |date=2024-02-29 |title=Google Maps stranded us with crocodiles and snakes in the outback |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/article/google-maps-stranded-us-with-crocodiles-and-snakes-in-the-outback-bgxz6r0w5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240223113341/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/google-maps-stranded-us-with-crocodiles-and-snakes-in-the-outback-bgxz6r0w5 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |access-date=2024-02-29 |work=[[The Times]] |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> [[Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service]] ranger Roger James said, "People should not trust Google Maps when they're travelling in remote regions of [[Queensland]], and they need to follow the signs, use official maps or other navigational devices."<ref name="Meacham-2024" />