Obscure Google Maps Results

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Obscure Google Maps Results
When you add "google maps" or "map" to a Google query related to a location, it's likely that you'll see a Google Maps card. For example, searching for [google maps bop (https://www.google.com/search?q=google+maps+bop)], [map bop (https://www.google.com/search?q=map+bop)] or [bop map (https://www.google.com/search?q=bop+map)] returns a map for the Bouar Airport (BOP) from the Central African Republic.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kw-qRu6GoPg/VCP-GIUl3fI/AAAAAAAB_Jo/cBrlpKyE4g0/s1600/map-bop.png

Sometimes this feature doesn't work very well. I searched for [google maps location history (https://www.google.com/search?q=google%20maps%20location%20history)] and Google returned this map for Location History Collection, a museum from Hungary that appears to be permanently closed. It's obvious that the Google Maps Location History page is more important and should be displayed first.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4NnubyGWxIs/VCP8ZMG2rEI/AAAAAAAB_Jc/OzB3-QVaY8c/s1600/google-location-history.png

What about [google maps 2014 (https://www.google.com/search?q=google+maps+2014)]?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wv-IXcVOXG8/VCQBRZ5fpeI/AAAAAAAB_J0/aEqp3RmPBxo/s1600/google-maps-result-2014.png

And it's **t just about Hungary.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-03oif0mJkL8/VCQBxtSxH2I/AAAAAAAB_J8/ILTxFhU696s/s1600/google-maps-results-2012.png

There's even a map for Street View:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5YWXqoCcwJ0/VCQCbWLSSnI/AAAAAAAB_KI/imySpJ5okSg/s1600/google-maps-result-street-view.png

And maps for "distance" and "navigation":

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m1ZUkhG8jB8/VCQC0vqVdbI/AAAAAAAB_KQ/v65CKC-M-TQ/s1600/google-maps-results-distance.png

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1wDJDZj-T_Q/VCQDYvmPx3I/AAAAAAAB_KY/3NK4JtIlQxc/s1600/google-maps-navigation.png

Even Larry Page has a Google Maps card.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jnBn4QO6-Is/VCQD_w-ycZI/AAAAAAAB_Ko/n9RQshyUS8Q/s1600/google-maps-results-larry-page.png

Android too.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L40UeUrIj18/VCQFHdJBI0I/AAAAAAAB_K0/IurewVqXLFc/s1600/google-maps-results-android.png
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