On 11/08/2010 01:52 PM, P Kishor wrote:
Now the geowanker he was very bored
He was tryin' to create a next world war
He found a mapper who nearly fell off the floor
He said I never engaged in this kind of thing before
But yes I think it can be very easily done
We'll use online maps for fun
And have it on carretera sesenta y un
http://www.fastcompany.com/1700270/google-maps-trumps-bing-causes-invasion-in-south-america
Funny story, but of course it is actually a bit more complicated.
http://www.bloggingsbyboz.com/2010/11/costa-rica-asks-google-to-intervene-in.html
explains:
Finally, to refute one online report, Nicaragua did not accidentally
invade Costa Rica because of the Google Maps "mistake". That was a line
by a Costa Rican official, but it was more of a joke than an actual
claim. Nicaragua believes they legitimately own that piece of land and
the dispute in some ways goes back to before Google Maps existed.
(via
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/11/06/costa-rica-border-conflict-with-nicaragua/
)
~leif
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