Are there duplicate records in Tower Maps?
Yes, Tower Maps data does include some duplicates. There are two primary reasons for this. One is a site which recently changed ownership. Historically Tower Maps has worked to flush out “sold sites”. This includes scraping tower companies that have been purchased by the larger tower companies. It has been noticed over the years that this process can take month or years. It is also noticed that after the transition, there are often error introduced. The second reason is that several companies work together, co-listing one another’s sites. When Tower Maps is able to identify the true site owner, duplicate records are removed. Question: Are there error records in Tower Maps? Unfortunately yes, Tower Maps makes all reasonable efforts to check and scrub the data, but is reliant on the site owners providing accurate data. For example, one site purchased by American Tower was noticed to be on the wrong site of the road as seen in aerial photo (TerraServer). AT then attempted to correct the l
