Default Location--error message, location not recognized.

Question

I've an end unit townhouse. When I try to type in my home address, the correct address comes up in the list based on the house number, but I get the error message: "location not recognized, select another location." When I look at the map, my neighboring townhouses are all shown in their correct locations, but my house number is floating off in the parking lot, not associated with a building.

See 2420 Cloudcroft Sq, Reston, VA.

Answer 1

Hello, Bill Harshaw

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

Windows uses Bing Maps as the location data source. It's possible that Bing Maps has not updated its data yet, or your location is not registered or verified by the data suppliers that Bing Maps uses, such as Navteq, USGS, or GNIS. You can use the Map’s Feedback feature to report the location error to Bing Maps, and provide as much detail as possible, such as your address, postcode, coordinates, and screenshots:

You can also contact the data suppliers that Bing Maps uses, such as Navteq, USGS, or GNIS, and request them to correct the location data for your area. You will find the list of data suppliers and their contact information at Bing Data Suppliers: About Bing and Microsoft News data suppliers (bingexplore.azurewebsites.net)

Yuhao Li

Microsoft Community Technical Support