After announcing it would be renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, Google has officially changed on its Maps application.
      • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 months ago

        Also a great choice. I prefer organic maps for a variety of reasons (like ability to contribute to the maps), but a lot of people prefer OsmAnd. They are both very good.

      • oxf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        OsmAnd is the Swiss army knife of Open Street Map frontends, but as I’m sure you’ll agree on (if you’ve used it), it can be a bit of a headache setting it up, as well as getting familiar with it.

        Organic Maps caters more to people seeking a pure alternative to Google/Apple Maps. It’s the layman’s alternative.

        If you’re a poweruser, and already familiar with OsmAnd, there’s no point in switching. But in terms of getting other, non tech savvy, people to switch, it’s a great recommendation!

    • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Bingo.

      Imagine getting every “alpha male” 2A nutjob violent conservative to realize who their actual enemy is.

      We’d get some actual positive change in an extremely short period of time.

  • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    2 months ago

    Next president, assuming there is one, will just change it back to repair relations with our allies.

    Even if it never gets changed back, it’ll be a generation before people actually start calling it that. No one alive now is going to give a fuck about the Gulf of America or call it that.

    Hey conservatives, not that you’re intelligent enough to figure out how to get on Lemmy, but if by some miracle one of you reads this, why is Trump doing this and floating invading our allies and annexing their territories instead of lowering the price of groceries as promised on day 1?

  • cmhe@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    2 months ago

    Interesting discussion about this on the OpenStreetMap forums.

    The resolution is introducing “official_name” tags, referencing “en_us”, because “en” is not just the U.S.:

    https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/gulf-of-america-gulf-of-mexico/124571/11

    So when OsmAnd or OrganicMaps start to support them, maybe your locale settings will change the displayed name there as well.

    Current description of that node: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/305639190/history/80

    So maybe that could be a reason for everyone around the world to stop using en_US locale settings. XD

  • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    2 months ago

    Had to check.

    Slowly working towards a viable OpenStreetMap in my area. If you want to help, you can make a free account and begin editing: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/new

    You can also contribute on mobile by using Street Complete or any number of great mobile apps that allow limited editing and full map features like Organic Maps

    Edit: I didn’t know about Vespucci, which is a full-featured OSM editor for Android. Thanks, @onyxjet@lemmy.world

    Also be sure to check out !open_street_maps@lemmy.world

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      Did the same in my area. The roads are good, but the businesses are either missing or outdated. I probably added 100 over the last few months.

      It’s kinds fun! When I go out, I check OM and see what’s missing, take some pictures, and then go edit a bunch of stuff that night. It doesn’t take long, and I feel like it’s worth my time.

    • onyxjet@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Vespucci is also full editor for android.

      There is also Go Map! A primary editor for IOS.

      Every door is a mobile editor that allows you to add new things and edit existing ones.

      ID is the main OpenStreetMap website editor.

      Rapid, essentially just ID but with a special edition of automatic building suggestions and such or what they call mapwithai.

      JOSM a full on editor for desktop, does everything ID or Rapid can do and a whole lot more. Its more of an advanced editor.

  • mrmule@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    2 months ago

    I’m currently in France, this is what I see on Google maps Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)

    What a f*cking joke 😂

    Maps.me shows the real name

    As does mappy.cz

  • jaemo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    2 months ago

    Cool.

    In not at all related news disabling Google maps on your Android device can often be a source of delight! I never knew how capable organic maps was and it has a very nice auto integration.

  • marcos@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    Hum… Did they change the name of the North-America’s South-West like the Mexico president requested too?

  • Bwaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    Well. O. K. Then it’s my not the 'USA" that did this anymore. It’s to be called “North Mexico” now. Fair’s fair.

  • werefreeatlast@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    Cancun Texas! Have you guys been? Its beautiful! Just a short flight across the golf of America and located in southflorida…Flucatan.