But Goog map added “Gulf of America” under the Gulf of Mexico while MapQuest retain the Gulf of Mexico, so even when it has changed for USA MapQuest basically saying they won’t follow.
Again, not that they won’t follow, it’s that the name hasn’t changed. Trump can do what he likes and he can probably force the executive branch to use the name in official documentation, but other than that this stunt means nothing
Hi, I work in the map industry. We generally don’t get to decide what names to use for features. We apply what the local official name is (to simplify). That’s why if you’re in country A, feature X might be named something different than if you’re in country B. You can imagine this would (and has) caused many conflicts around the world if we didn’t display the local official name. (Switch your region via VPN and you can see this in action)
If Google renamed it to Gulf of America, no Google didn’t, not really … They just inserted the new official name for that feature according to GNIS.
Well I mean I can guarantee they won’t be changed around some parts of it lol. What kind of dumbass question is this? You think changing a sign makes something real?
Look I’m tired of all these trans waters. I’m going to use whatever name that comes to me first and if the body of water asks me to use a different name, I’ll change it.
Good, I fucking hate google maps, it’s a shit product. They don’t tell you the name of roads, making you zoom way way in to see the name, which they might not show you anyway. One would think tapping on that road would be a good way to bring it’s name into service, but no, fuck you.
Fuck Google. The only thing I can’t quit completely is youtube, for now. But I never log in, and never respect their age control bullshit. You ask me to verify my age, I will either find the information elsewhere, or not see it at all. Fuck Google.
It does matter. If entire generation of Americans grow up with Gulf of America and Lake America, that will be the name of Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario in the US.
It’s not that MapQuest won’t change it, it’s that the name hasn’t changed.
But Goog map added “Gulf of America” under the Gulf of Mexico while MapQuest retain the Gulf of Mexico, so even when it has changed for USA MapQuest basically saying they won’t follow.
Again, not that they won’t follow, it’s that the name hasn’t changed. Trump can do what he likes and he can probably force the executive branch to use the name in official documentation, but other than that this stunt means nothing
Hi, I work in the map industry. We generally don’t get to decide what names to use for features. We apply what the local official name is (to simplify). That’s why if you’re in country A, feature X might be named something different than if you’re in country B. You can imagine this would (and has) caused many conflicts around the world if we didn’t display the local official name. (Switch your region via VPN and you can see this in action)
If Google renamed it to Gulf of America, no Google didn’t, not really … They just inserted the new official name for that feature according to GNIS.
And Google are a bunch of evil techdicks so of course they suck up to the orange fuhrer.
Meaning if I visit the lake they won’t change all the signage?
Well I mean I can guarantee they won’t be changed around some parts of it lol. What kind of dumbass question is this? You think changing a sign makes something real?
For official matters, yes.
Look I’m tired of all these trans waters. I’m going to use whatever name that comes to me first and if the body of water asks me to use a different name, I’ll change it.
Edit to put /s
The name of something is not an inherent property of that thing. All names are assigned.
Good, I fucking hate google maps, it’s a shit product. They don’t tell you the name of roads, making you zoom way way in to see the name, which they might not show you anyway. One would think tapping on that road would be a good way to bring it’s name into service, but no, fuck you.
Fuck Google. The only thing I can’t quit completely is youtube, for now. But I never log in, and never respect their age control bullshit. You ask me to verify my age, I will either find the information elsewhere, or not see it at all. Fuck Google.
It does matter. If entire generation of Americans grow up with Gulf of America and Lake America, that will be the name of Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario in the US.
That seems like primarily a US problem