Microsoft Follows Google on a Controversial Decision - gHacks Tech News
Microsoft Follows Google on a Controversial Decision - gHacks Tech News
Microsoft has updated its Bing Maps service to rename the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America" for users in the United States

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Scrollone @feddit.it European Google Maps alternatives:
- Magic Earth
- Organic Maps
- GeoVelo (specific for bikes)
- OSMand
41 0 Replymelp @beehaw.org OP
Magic Earth Organic Maps GeoVelo (specific for bikes) OSMand
Nice! Thanks!
7 0 ReplySorse @discuss.tchncs.de
Yandex maps
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4 0 ReplyScrollone @feddit.it lol yeah maybe we should be more specific when we talk about Europe
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sensiblepuffin @lemmy.funami.tech
Magic Earth is also pretty good for cycling, though I will be checking out GeoVelo
2 0 ReplyHurlingDurling @lemm.ee Wait so it also shows that in europe?
1 0 Replyflora_explora @beehaw.org
No, it shows Gulf of Mexico. The commenter just wanted to give some good alternatives that people could use5 0 ReplyHurlingDurling @lemm.ee Oh ok good. Yeah, I'm in the USA and I am trying to add more content as fast as I can into open maps so that these alternatives could be more useful.
3 0 Replyk_rol @lemmy.ca Thanks for doing that ☺️
3 0 Replyflora_explora @beehaw.org
Sorry, I misread your question. Yes, google maps shows "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)" in Europe as well :(
1 0 ReplyHurlingDurling @lemm.ee Well at least the america part is between parenthesis, but fuck Google, Apple, and Microsoft for bowing to this orange turd.
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Teknevra (She/Her) @literature.cafe
Idk if it's European, but there's also Sygic Maps
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