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Q.Why does the route planner get my home location wrong?
The "Locate Me" feature in our route planner () identifies your location from your web browser. Web browsers use different approaches to determine your location, so the accuracy will depend on how accurate your web browser's geolocation method is. Unfortunately this isn't something we have any control over. Changing to a different browser can sometimes help. However, you can also save your home location as a bookmark and then use that to quickly locate the map instead. Take a look at our How-To Guide on using bookmarked places for more information.
More FAQ's About Mapping Routes
- Where does the elevation data come from?
- Does the distance measured by the route planner take account of hills?
- Why does the route planner sometimes say turn left when it is a right turn?
- Why does the route planner sometimes plot short detours down side streets and then back again?
- How frequently are the maps updated on plotaroute?
- How frequently is the Auto-Plot routing updated to take account of map changes?
- Why don't you offer Ordnance Survey maps as an option?
- Where can I find a key or legend for the map?
- Why can't I auto-plot on a path or road shown on the map?
- Why does the Total Ascent figure for my route differ from figures calculated by my GPS device or other applications?
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