return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoGoogle says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updateswww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square261fedilinkarrow-up1594arrow-down133
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minus-squarelocuester@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·12 days agoIt’s not the same. Google is a US company. It makes sense that it would use the GNIS, a system of the USGS, to put names on places. It hasn’t changed here yet, but I figure when it does, Google will reflect the change. https://www.usgs.gov/tools/geographic-names-information-system-gnis
It’s not the same. Google is a US company.
It makes sense that it would use the GNIS, a system of the USGS, to put names on places.
It hasn’t changed here yet, but I figure when it does, Google will reflect the change.
https://www.usgs.gov/tools/geographic-names-information-system-gnis