Half the job of a map maker is to figure out correct borders in disputed areas while keeping both sides happy. In the internet age they can do that by simply showing a different map in each country.
What's the purpose of a map if not to reflect how people actually refer to and interact with these features? Disputed borders are handled that way because people inside those countries have understandings of "their" borders (and it's politically convenient for the companies involved). The term "Lake America" isn't in active use as a geographic referrant, so there's no point reflecting it in a map beyond the political convenience.
And Google maps does not show: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, House of Ill-repute? And Mark Zukerburd telling everyone he is going to spend $600 billion on AI in the next five years? Google maps will make itself insignificant. ( see my review of the North Atlantic ).
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Very standard. Google does the same thing for all territorial disputes to appease the whims of the powers that be.
They would probably do the same if trump announced that Greenland was magically a part of the US now.
Half the job of a map maker is to figure out correct borders in disputed areas while keeping both sides happy. In the internet age they can do that by simply showing a different map in each country.
What's the purpose of a map if not to reflect how people actually refer to and interact with these features? Disputed borders are handled that way because people inside those countries have understandings of "their" borders (and it's politically convenient for the companies involved). The term "Lake America" isn't in active use as a geographic referrant, so there's no point reflecting it in a map beyond the political convenience.
Exactly -- the classic example is the northern border of India:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/02/14/google-...
[dupe] Discussion on source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49495947
Spineless pandering
And Google maps does not show: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, House of Ill-repute? And Mark Zukerburd telling everyone he is going to spend $600 billion on AI in the next five years? Google maps will make itself insignificant. ( see my review of the North Atlantic ).
Pathetic.
Apple Maps still shows Lake Ontario. Google appears to be eager to please Trump in a timely manner.
Apple updates maps slowly. We saw this with Gulf of America. Google Maps just happens to update things faster.
I dont think it is upto Google and/or Apple.