Microsoft has updated its Bing Maps service to rename the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America" for users in the United States
  • Jinx@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Mexico should rename the USA to United States of Mexico, because reason. 🙃

  • Scrollone@feddit.it
    1·
    19 days ago

    European Google Maps alternatives:

    • Magic Earth
    • Organic Maps
    • GeoVelo (specific for bikes)
    • OSMand
  • Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radio
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    19 days ago

    I was lead to believe that this bullshit was limited to the country where the Orange Fascist is in charge.

    Not so.

    This screenshot was just taken by me in Australia.

    Idiotic renaming of a body of water triggered by the Orange Fascist in charge

    • dan@upvote.au
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      19 days ago

      It’s been changed in the Geographic Names Information System which is the official government system used for naming geographic things in the USA. Every US-based mapping system will eventually pull in the update.

      • pineapplepizza@lemm.ee
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        19 days ago

        The comment you replied to was talking about regions outside of the USA. Specifically Australia who do not use a US based mapping system.

        • dan@upvote.au
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          19 days ago

          Google Maps is US-based. And even if it wasn’t, it’s still going to use official US data for US locations, just like they use official Australian data for Australian locations. If Australia renamed the Sydney Harbour Bridge to Bridgey McBridgeface, they’d show the new name even if you view it from a different country.