> But Google Maps doesn't do it, for political reasons I suppose? Or whoever is in charge of importing the data simply doesn’t know that different coordinate s

> But Google Maps doesn't do it, for political reasons I suppose? Or whoever is in charge of importing the data simply doesn’t know that different coordinate systems is a thing. You’d be surprised how many GIS professionals are oblivious to this, especially ones in charge of things that tend to spill large amounts of oil into the environment when they get it wrong: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/london-club-warning-over-reliance-gps https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/london-club-warni...