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Since myself and everyone I know refuses to acknowledge this "name change"... what map apps do you guys recommend?
by nticompass 2y ago
Since myself and everyone I know refuses to acknowledge this "name change"... what map apps do you guys recommend?
- jisnsm 2y agoSticking it to Trump by switching to a bad maps app.
- pilotneko 2y agoI think that people are uncomfortable with the idea that Google Maps is centralized and can unilaterally change what you see. Having an offline version of a map helps protect against sudden change (go forward or retroactive). As an aside, I do really like organic maps. I keep it installed with downloaded maps for when I travel to places with poor signal, including hiking trails.
- nticompass 2y agoOh, so you just blindly agree with whatever he says and just blindly use Google services whilst ignoring the reasons people might have issues with them?
- jisnsm 2y agoIf I had to stop using services or buying products every time they advocate for something or do some change I disagree with I would have to live in a cabin in the woods.
- maest 2y ago"The extreme version of this position is unreasonable, therefore the moderate version of this position is also unreasonable" Is there a name for this fallacy?
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- itishappy 2y agoIf everything must be political, would you mind explaining your support for venture capitalism that comes implicit in the act of commenting on Hacker News?
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- mcv 2y agoOpenStreetMaps has excellent maps, and there are many apps that use it. Unfortunately their search is usually not that good. I use Organic Maps, and also have OsmAnd. Great maps, poor search. I'd love to know if there's an app with better search.
- deng 2y agoWell, at the moment OSM has the tag "official_name:en-US"="Gulf of America" but it changes regularly (see https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/305639190 https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/305639190). How the map providers deal with this tag is up to them. There's actually a huge discussion how to deal with this. It's... complicated: https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/gulf-of-america-gulf-of-mexico/124571/196 https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/gulf-of-america-gulf-o...
- mcv 2y agoThat sounds reasonable. name:en is still "Gulf of Mexico". That way I suppose the app can choose whether to use the general English or US-specific name.
- nostrademons 2y agoVPN to Mexico, or just set your device location outside of the U.S.
- CogitoCogito 2y agoIn the Czech Republic at least, Google Maps now shows "Mexický záliv (Americký záliv)". I'm not sure which countries still see the original name other than Mexico.
- commandlinefan 2y agoPer the link, they're just following the US Geographic Names Information System updates. What _should_ be the standard here, if not to follow the official naming policies?
- iAMkenough 2y agoHow about a non-US standard?
- fakedang 2y agoApple Maps still refers to it as Gulf of Mexico.
- euroderf 2y agoIf Apple decided to call it the Gulf of Steve, they might just be big enough to get it to stick.