zlatiah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 days agoIn light of recent events, here's OpenStreetMap editors discussing naming of the Gulf of Mexicocommunity.openstreetmap.orgexternal-linkmessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1589arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: geospatial@mander.xyz
arrow-up1581arrow-down1external-linkIn light of recent events, here's OpenStreetMap editors discussing naming of the Gulf of Mexicocommunity.openstreetmap.orgzlatiah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 days agomessage-square88fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: geospatial@mander.xyz
As of revision version #85, OpenStreetMap has the following tags for Golfo de México: name:en Gulf of Mexico official_name:en-US Gulf of America
minus-squaredeathbird@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up140arrow-down3·11 days agoLiterally no one ever called it “Gulf of America” until January. I appreciate the generally thoughtful conversation on OSM, but there’s no reason that declaration should be taken seriously.
Literally no one ever called it “Gulf of America” until January. I appreciate the generally thoughtful conversation on OSM, but there’s no reason that declaration should be taken seriously.