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cross-posted from: https://ponder.cat/post/1485960

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote a letter asking Google to reject the U.S. decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on its mapping service.

  • misk@sopuli.xyz
    144·
    3 天前

    But why? Does anyone know an instance where local Google Maps version doesn’t follow local naming? Why would Google change it in Mexican version of Maps? Is Mexican president a Lemmy user?

    [edit]

    Oh no, I just realised Americans think there’s one version of Google maps and that we’re all using theirs. Didn’t think there’d be so many on Lemmy.

    • sik0fewl@lemmy.ca
      5·
      3 天前

      If it’s the same as the policy described here for Google Earth, then I think all English language speakers may get the change.

      Of course, the policy also says this, so maybe it’s not relevant afterall:

      By saying “common”, we mean to include names which are in widespread daily use, rather than giving immediate recognition to any arbitrary governmental re-naming. In other words, if a ruler announced that henceforth the Pacific Ocean would be named after her mother, we would not add that placemark unless and until the name came into common usage.

    • M0oP0o@mander.xyzOP
      3·
      3 天前

      Google still puts my map in miles and gives gas prices in gallons… I am in Canada where we use neither.

        • M0oP0o@mander.xyzOP
          3·
          3 天前

          Well its been doing this for the last 4 or so phones now. I think its more an issue of it geolocating me to the States sometimes. Its more an annoyance at this point.

      • misk@sopuli.xyz
        1·
        3 天前

        Might be worth checking if you have this set to automatic and override if it still gives you trouble. I assume it could pulling your location imprecisely enough (due to border traffic as well) but that’s whole another issue without a good solution.