▲ 239 ▼ Google Maps Changes Lake Ontario to Lake America (www.nytimes.com) submitted 1 day ago by CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 77 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] drmoose@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago* (2 children) I'm not sure what people expected. Apple maps renamed the gulf as well. Every commercial map service has to do it as it's a regional law. Americans should be upset and their broken politics not wait for corporations to stand up for them. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 4 points 15 hours ago (1 child) Every commercial map service has to do it as it’s a regional law. Executive orders are not laws. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drmoose@lemmy.world 0 points 14 hours ago You'd think so but somehow they are in practice, no? permalink fedilink source parent [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 17 hours ago* (1 child) Isn't MapQuest commercial? What law would Google or Apple be breaking if they were to keep the actual name? As far as I know this didn't go through Congress, it was just donnie with his Sharpie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drmoose@lemmy.world -1 points 16 hours ago I'm not sure what law it would break but it's generally expected in business to follow local laws be it for contracts or certification. Here's blog by google https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/maps/gnis-lake-ontario-lake-america-name-change/ The U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) has formally changed the name for "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" in the United States. Since we update Google Maps to reflect name changes in official government sources, which is GNIS for the U.S., people using Maps in the U.S. will see "Lake America," those in Canada will continue to see "Lake Ontario," and those outside of the U.S. and Canada will see both names. These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country, and are starting to roll out now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 4 points 15 hours ago (1 child) Every commercial map service has to do it as it’s a regional law. Executive orders are not laws. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drmoose@lemmy.world 0 points 14 hours ago You'd think so but somehow they are in practice, no? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 0 points 14 hours ago You'd think so but somehow they are in practice, no? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 17 hours ago* (1 child) Isn't MapQuest commercial? What law would Google or Apple be breaking if they were to keep the actual name? As far as I know this didn't go through Congress, it was just donnie with his Sharpie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drmoose@lemmy.world -1 points 16 hours ago I'm not sure what law it would break but it's generally expected in business to follow local laws be it for contracts or certification. Here's blog by google https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/maps/gnis-lake-ontario-lake-america-name-change/ The U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) has formally changed the name for "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" in the United States. Since we update Google Maps to reflect name changes in official government sources, which is GNIS for the U.S., people using Maps in the U.S. will see "Lake America," those in Canada will continue to see "Lake Ontario," and those outside of the U.S. and Canada will see both names. These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country, and are starting to roll out now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drmoose@lemmy.world -1 points 16 hours ago I'm not sure what law it would break but it's generally expected in business to follow local laws be it for contracts or certification. Here's blog by google https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/maps/gnis-lake-ontario-lake-america-name-change/ The U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) has formally changed the name for "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" in the United States. Since we update Google Maps to reflect name changes in official government sources, which is GNIS for the U.S., people using Maps in the U.S. will see "Lake America," those in Canada will continue to see "Lake Ontario," and those outside of the U.S. and Canada will see both names. These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country, and are starting to roll out now. permalink fedilink source parent