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How Google Names Bodies of Water in Google Earth
Original: How Google determines the names for bodies of water in Google Earth (2008)
A 2008 Google policy blog post explaining how the company decides which names to use for bodies of water in Google Earth is being widely shared again. The post describes how Google balances official government designations, international standards and common local usage when labelling seas, gulfs and other water features on its maps.
Why now: Naming disputes over geographic features are topical, and readers are revisiting Google's explanation of its policy
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- How Google determines the names for bodies of water in Google Earth (2008) · terminalbraid · 239
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