How to get the map on my profile to show my correct location?

idealmike Level X³

October 12, 2016, 2:44 pm

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How to get the map on my profile to show my correct location?

One of my recent current clients asked me why I didn't have the map enabled on my profile. I did actually used to have that enabled but found that it didn't show my correct location and was just all blue like it's showing water and not land. I do live right near the coast near the beach but not out on the actual sea.

I've entered my correct address, first line, town, city, country and post code and I'm address verified. But the map doesn't show my correct location properly.
How to get the map on my profile to show my correct location?
At the moment it is just showing a blueness as though it's just water and not land. And when I click the minus button to zoom out nothing happens. And when I click Satellite view it shows the "Sorry, we have no imagery" message. Which is strange.

Does or has anyone else experienced this issue with the map on their profile?

How to make it show my correct location properly?

Thanks!

Mike.

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TommyCarey

Mike, do you live in the ocean?

You would most likely have to contact a staff member or admin to see what's going on with this. I don't think it's anything you're doing wrong because all we have access to is the feature to add our address and then hope it doesn't show up as we live in the middle of the ocean lol

8 years ago

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Lynne

LOL Mike well the map is also showing my incorrect location and I have struggled to get it correct so I just left it. It shows me as being in Johannesburg which is in the same country, sure but nowhere close to where I live.

Oh well, maybe when you get yours right you can tell me how to sort mine out too

8 years ago

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Everett

I think the issue is the IP address. I believe Google Maps works with IP addresses, and then it utilizes Latitude and Longitude coordinates based off your IP address, and then tries to find where you are on the map.

You can check your IP address coordinates with IP Location Finder:
https://www.iplocation.net/

I live in Selsey basically right at the end of this point and if sea levels keep rising it might not even be above water in the next 10-20 years and then I'll be swimming

Apparently, from Google, you are already swimming. Perhaps Google Maps basically went years into the future, and Selsey has already sank into the ocean? I mean that can only be the reason why Google Maps places you in the Atlantic Ocean right? LOL.

It shows me as being in Johannesburg which is in the same country, sure but nowhere close to where I live.

Yep, same issue as above, and basically it can not be fixed unless Google Maps either updates or fixes it, to where the coordinates are actually correct.

I think even mine is wrong, it says I'm in Lewes, which is incorrect however that city is really close.

Edit: Also, the Map on my profile still shows me living in Virginia which isn't correct since I moved. I think this is based off your signup IP address.

8 years ago

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Cristian

I removed the location thingy from my profile. I see no point for it really, you can't interact with the map and doesn't show my real address. I guess it's just a way to make sellers more trustworthy in the eyes of potential customers.

Also, what if I change my IP? Will my map location change, I wonder how frequently does SC take note from which IPs you log in from.
Even if the location worked in a accurate way, what is the client supposed to do with that information?

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How to get the map on my profile to show my correct location?

How to get the map on my profile to show my correct location?

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