Game Golf switched from Google Earth satellite imagery to Bing Maps?

[GrumpyCat]

Until very recently, Game Golf had used Google Earth's satellite imagery. But it looks like they've now switched to Bing Maps imagery.

 

Yesterday, after syncing the data from my morning round at my usual/home course, many of the hole layouts that GameGolf's website was displaying on my screen were appearing way waaay off.

 

 

 

My home course underwent renovation last year and had only re-opened this June. So when Game Golf displayed the pre-renovation course layout from a couple of years ago, it just seemed very illogical. My last few rounds (end of November) had all appeared just fine with the current course layout.

 

I was still trying to figure it out this morning... when suddenly I noticed at the bottom right corner of the hole layout image the Bing logo and the words "Microsoft Corporation..."

 

 

 

Just wanted to post this as an FYI to GG users out there.

[SwingMan]

Google Maps - better than Apple or Microsoft anything...

[GrumpyCat]

In general, I don't have any issues with Bing Maps. However, in this particular case, the imagery that Bing is currently publishing for my home course is very outdated.

[pierso2]

In general, I don't have any issues with Bing Maps. However, in this particular case, the imagery that Bing is currently publishing for my home course is very outdated.

 

Bing has higher quality images on their maps. We used bing maps for quite a few of my land development design projects. But yes while the quality is better, they're not as updated as google.

[Smilesy]

mid year Google changed their pricing for the Maps API, I would guess it's related to that.

[J_Birdie]

Google just cranked their prices on using the API. Got us at work too.

[Oufcfan]

I had a similar issue with gamegolf changing a couple of years ago. A quick email to them and they changed it back very quickly

[xreyuk]

I think their mapping is now completely out of whack. Has my course mapped properly, but not the yardages it seems. There's multiple shots on my round today where I've lasered, and GPS'd the same distance for a shot, using my 150 yard 8 iron as an example, stuck it to about 6 ft pin high. Gamegolf reports that same shot as 135 yards.

 

I find it hard to believe that the GPS and laser gave the same reading but would be incorrect, must be a Gamegolf problem.