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Staff says data will be converted and shared with Google as part of mapping updates
Summary
Staff told residents they have scheduled a meeting with Google and obtained a dedicated engineer to transfer newly acquired mapping data in Google’s required format; residents asked whether Apple/other mapping firms will be contacted and how long updates will take.
Residents repeatedly asked whether county staff would contact consumer mapping companies before address changes were visible to the public. One resident pressed, "Are you gonna contact Apple? And when do you expect all of this to be resolved before the name change and the street number change?" The question highlighted concerns that official changes will not appear in widely used map apps without direct coordination.
The presenter said staff secured a dedicated Google engineer and are working to provide the newly acquired data in the format Google requires. "I have a meeting with Google," the staff member said, and added that their internal dataset contains greater detail than what Google’s mapping vehicles capture. Staff did not specify timelines for Apple updates or other companies and promised to follow up with residents about outreach and expected resolution timing.
