Invading troops blame Google Earth for border dispute

[gary]

Originally Posted by Sydney Morning Herald, Asher Moses

An international conflict between Nicaragua and Costa Rica sparked in part by Google Maps is escalating as the search giant admits to yet another geo-goof that could spark yet more tensions.

After blaming Google Maps for its troops invading Costa Rica last week, Nicaraguan troops have refused to leave the disputed piece of land, which lies near the border between the countries. Google has admitted to mistakenly identifying the land as part of Nicaragua, an error it has since fixed.

Story here -
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/tec...112-17pyc.html

Earlier story from Nov 8 here -
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/tec...108-17jl3.html

[Ric]

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

[Colin_Fraser]

Originally Posted by Ric

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

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

[mswhin63 (Malcolm)]

Originally Posted by Colin_Fraser

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

Exactly

[bojan]

Originally Posted by Ric

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

This is called "outsourcing of resources"

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

So much for the saying "Google is your friend"

[mswhin63 (Malcolm)]

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.