Google Maps Causes Dispute..Blames US State Dept.

Google Maps has retraced the border between two Central American countries after a territory dispute developed. The California company on Friday night said it had updated the digital border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica with new data from the U.S. State Department. This follows a dispute that developed between those two countries over a piece of land near the San Juan River, on the Caribbean Coast..........

FULL STORY HERE..

Quite an interesting story.

Really interesting to see just where this will go. Google or State Department? Who's right? The State Dept. will have, though, many thousands of maps that date to a time when Google was nothing more than the sound child might make.

reply to post by Divine Strake

What I get from this, is Google claims to have used the most recent map data offered by the State Department. Yet, the State Dept claims otherwise. And of course, Nicaragua likes what Google says.

Why were they using Google maps anyway

You would think they had their own maps of their country to go by. Dont get me wrong, I believe that Google maps should be correct especially when it comes to where borders are. But this is kinda lame, a country's army should KNOW where its borders are and not have to check out Google maps.

Maybe next time they should try Mapquest instead

You see what this world has come to? Two countries are having a border dispute, because of a coprporations mapping... Shouldnt those countries be aware of where their borders are? Then a 3rd party comes in and just messes it all up. Why would any country base its border on someone elses map?

reply to post by Topsy_Cret

Or perhaps Microsoft Virtual Earth. Or maybe even Bing Maps!



Google sure loves to put their foot right in it. From StreetView to this.