Don’t check the box if :

It is an address result.
The business exists in the immediate surrounding areas, in that case it is the address and/or pin that is/are incorrect.
The business is temporarily closed for construc=on, remodelling, vaca=ons or other reasons. Treat all temporarily closed businesses as its they were open when the closure is announced on the POI webpage or managed social media page. There is no limit to how long the closure can be.

Check the box if :

It is a randomly moving POI, like a food truck. Please refer to Guidelines 8.1.3.
A non-recurring past event with no further significance that does not carry any maps intent. Please refer to Guidelines 8.1.4.
Research found evidence that prove the business is no longer opera5onal.

How to determine if a POI is closed

For a chain business, check their store locator first.
Use street imagery, if the POI is not visible in the most recent view, check the older views if the POI had existed there, it is a prove it is now closed.
Social media pages or local news some=mes announced the closing of the store.
Check on official business registry hPps://www.infogreffe.com or hPps:// www.societe.com.

When you can’t make a decision about business closure due to lack of resources, assume the business could exist and rate the name, address, and pin accuracy as Can’t Verify

Example 1

sinéquanone

Address

16 Rue Du Four 75006 Paris France

Classification

Vêtements femme

Type

BUSINESS

URL

https://sinequanone.com

Coordinates

48.852856, 2.334097

Recent imagery shows another name : Etam but earlier street imagery shows Sinéquanone un=l 2018. Both are women’s fashion stores, but of different brands.

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The URL is redirected to another brand, because Sinéquanone no longer exists.

Business registry hPps://www.societe.com/etablissement/

etam-47835575303700.html confirms that Etam was opened in 2019.

The result was for Sinéquanone and not Etam, so this POI should be considered as Business is closed/POI does not exist since we have sufficient evidence that it has closed and was replaced.

Example 2

online base

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Address

50 Rue de L’Embergue

12000 Rodez

France

Classification

Téléphonie

Type

BUSINESS

URL

https://online-base.info

Coordinates

44.352677, 2.577197

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Official website confirms that the POI is not at this address currently, but at the number 45 in the same street. That is very close and could be a case of Address Accuracy – Incorrect.

But a photo posted in June 2021 shows that the store has actually existed at the street number 50 and no more in 2022.

 

 

An article in the local news recounts the move of the company in March 2022 : hPps://=nyurl.com/2yokhy83.

This is a case of Business/POI is closed or does not exist because we have enough evidence that the POI did exist but is now closed.

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