Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updates

[daggermoon@lemmy.world]

So If I use the flatpak app on Linux would it actually be able to know i'm in the US? I don't use any sort of location services.

[fox2263@lemmy.world]

Where did this gulf of America thing come from anyway. It just seems so left field. Was it a hot topic among the MAGA or something?

It just seems like he woke up one day and had an idea

[doomsider@lemmy.world]

Someone was saying they want to rename it to work around the laws preventing drilling in the Gulf. It sounds really stupid, but that is on par for this shit show of an administration.

[reev@sh.itjust.works]

OSM unfortunately doesn't seem public transit friendly at all. I did a quick glance over some of the documentation and it mentioned:

Whilst OpenStreetMap is probably not the place for full timetable information, adding information about public transport infrastructure and services to the map means that we can provide basic routing services.

Timetables are a must if you realistically want to use it for public transit. Currently it just tells me to walk to my destination for an hour and a half if I select public transportation. This is the main thing keeping me from using OSM.

[panarab@lemm.ee]

Only if the maps will be accessed from the US or sold in the US, and only for the US. This is my understanding of it anyways, the coming days will reveal more

[clockworkrat@slrpnk.net]

Awesome! That'll give me something to do on my runs.

[metz@lemmy.world]

Vote to change it to Gulf of Luigi

[militantatheist@lemmy.world]

Draining the swamp!

[thorry84@feddit.nl]

Gulf of water

[droporain@lemmynsfw.com]

Golden Trump Puddle.

[dev_null@lemmy.ml]

Surely I am allowed to sell fictional maps?

[kusivittula@sopuli.xyz]

i think mexico should name gulf of california to gulf of mexico

[misk@sopuli.xyz]

Why? Google does this everywhere because naming is completely arbitrary and it makes sense to be up to date with current nomenclature. Poland changed name of Kaliningrad (Russian exclave that we border) to Królewiec (what it was called when it was part of Poland) in a similar manner to troll Russians and Google updated our maps as well.

[fundmecfsresearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Ios:
https://apps.apple.com/app/id1007331679
https://apps.apple.com/app/id934850257

Also fun fact the official apple maps app is mostly based on OSM.

[sirushimself@lemmy.today]

Bruh, central and south America is still America. Dumbass trump think America refers to only the US lmao

[sirushimself@lemmy.today]

I said the same thing, these dumbasses downvoted you because they all think America refers to the US lmao. Morons there's central and South America too lmao.

[droporain@lemmynsfw.com]

Meh I will be in my grave and their grandchildren will be Chinese slaves or dead from climate disaster. Their down votes don't matter to me.

[mx_smith@lemmy.world]

I am so glad that I switched our app over to OSM last year.

[futatorius@lemm.ee]

Google are doing it to kiss Trump's incontinent ass.

[tastysaganaki@reddthat.com]

This is so pathetic by Google.