Invading troops blame Google Earth for border dispute

[gary]

Story here -
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/conflict-reaches-boiling-point-as-google-errs-again-20101112-17pyc.html

Earlier story from Nov 8 here -
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/google-maps-error-sparks-international-conflict-20101108-17jl3.html

[Ric]

Blimey, why on earth would you rely on google maps?

[Colin_Fraser]

They don't actually. They are just using it as an excuse to invade another country for a cheap land grab.

[mswhin63]

Exactly

[bojan]

This is called "outsourcing of resources" :P

[ballaratdragons]

So much for the saying "Google is your friend" :rolleyes:

[mswhin63]

Google Maps contract mapping company to provide map resources. Google adapt the mapping information with photos and other things.

Navman use the same resorces as Google, as my Navman includes the same mistakes. The fault reporting feature is via the same company too.