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The following is only tangentially related, but somewhat interesting. For most of its history the USSR systematically distorted publicly available maps of the
by aix1 4y ago
The following is only tangentially related, but somewhat interesting. For most of its history the USSR systematically distorted publicly available maps of the country, misplacing or omitting streets and geographical features etc. This was done as a security measure, while accurate maps were classified.
https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/03/world/soviet-aide-admits-maps-were-faked-for-50-years.html https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/03/world/soviet-aide-admits-...
In contrast, the classified maps were remarkably detailed:
https://www.wired.com/2015/07/secret-cold-war-maps https://www.wired.com/2015/07/secret-cold-war-maps
- KennyBlanken 4y agoChina has a lot of mapmaking and GPS technology restrictions, present day, for supposedly the same reasons.
- sllabres 4y agoSee e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_geographic_data_in_China#GPS_shift_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_geographic_dat...
- interestica 4y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Di-UVC-_4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Di-UVC-_4 "Why Every Map of China is Just Slightly Wrong"
- mhh__ 4y agoSoviet maps of the UK are extremely detailed