Map makers have way more pull that you might think. They are the - TopicsExpress



          

Map makers have way more pull that you might think. They are the visual interpreters for how we view the world. Google maintains different versions of their mapping platform in different countries, John Gravois of Pacific Standard magazine tells NPR guest host Tess Vigeland on All Things Considered. Last time I counted, there were over 30. 30 different World Maps? Possibly 30 different sets of World Political Boundaries? So much for International Standards. Google might spur International Conflicts by depicting international boundaries differently. We should be ringing the alarm bells here to have ONE World standardized map...not 30.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 14:30:08 +0000

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