return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 天前Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updateswww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square261fedilinkarrow-up1570arrow-down131cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1539arrow-down1external-linkGoogle says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updateswww.cnbc.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 天前message-square261fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squaredaddy32@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 天前They never fix bugs in maps. Some places IRL even got renamed, because it was easier than fixing the name in google maps.
minus-squareYarHarSuperstar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 天前Do you have any examples? It’s impossible to find with a search with the recent news.
minus-squaredaddy32@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 天前Sorry, unable to find it now either and my memory fails me. There’s a chronically mislabeled place near where I live, but I don’t want to doxx myself. So, please have this vaguely related fun story instead: https://www.thesun.ie/news/14465782/ghost-aldi-supermarket-tourists-lorry
They never fix bugs in maps. Some places IRL even got renamed, because it was easier than fixing the name in google maps.
Do you have any examples? It’s impossible to find with a search with the recent news.
Sorry, unable to find it now either and my memory fails me. There’s a chronically mislabeled place near where I live, but I don’t want to doxx myself. So, please have this vaguely related fun story instead: https://www.thesun.ie/news/14465782/ghost-aldi-supermarket-tourists-lorry