If you find For information about the Gulf of Mexico this week in the United States, Map websites, you will see what service you use, depending on the water familiar body can be a new name – or not.
These discovery results give examples of complications arising from different policies of technology companies for the following of President Donald Trump for the following. executive Order To nominate the region of the Atlantic Ocean as “Gulf of America”.
By Tuesday morning, Google The search for the “Gulf of Mexico” will return an official “Gulf of America” knowledge panel on top, which will be completed with tiles showing the updated name on the Google map.
How are other online maps reacting curious? I discovered something to find out. Google seems to be the first company to start using America's name on a major navigation service, but it is not clear that other apps, such as Apple Maps, will follow the suit. We will keep this list updated as companies potentially change their listing for the Gulf of Mexico.
Apple map
Map: courtesy of Apple
Unlike Google Maps, its main contestant for smartphone navigation apps, Apple map The naming for the Gulf of Mexico has not yet changed. Bloomberg report Name change is coming in Apple Maps very soon.
Badu maps
Map: Courtesy of Baidu
Navigation app from one of the major technology companies of China, Badu mapsAccording to a screenshot provided by Wired Senior Business Editor Lewis Matuskis, the name still lists the Gulf of Mexico.
Bing maps
Map: Courtesy of Bing Maps
Not only microsoft Bing maps Nevertheless, list that region of the ocean as the Gulf of Mexico, it also repeats itself by naming the Gulf of Mexico twice.
Google Maps
Map: courtesy of Google
For now, Google is the only online map that I have tested Showing the Gulf of AmericaHowever, the app was not fully committed to showing only the trump-order name to those in the United States during my tests. When I was zoomed, Google Maps listed it as the Gulf of America, but as soon as I zoomed further, it switched to the “Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)”.
Here here
Map: Courtesy of Wego
A European Navigation App that specializes in the offline map, Here here It still lists it as the Gulf of Mexico.
Mapbox
Map: courtesy of mapbox
Mapbox Provides custom maps for companies such as Strawa and Snapchat, which is partially using data from the open-source mapping platform OpenStreetmap. While there is not a navigation service itself, the company still includes a screenshot that shows the Gulf of Mexico on its website.
Mapwest
Maps: courtesy of Maple
One of the forearm for online mapping, Mapwest The region of the Atlantic Ocean continues to list the Gulf of Mexico.
Mapxplorer
Maps: courtesy of mapxplorer
Apple's iOS store, one of the top five free navigation apps for American users on Mapxplorer (IOS, Android)) The name has not changed from the Gulf of Mexico.
Openstreetmap
Maps: courtesy of OpenStreetmap
A popular mapping platform that is run by volunteers and provides the underlying data for many apps, Openstreetmap Forum users have discussed changing the name, but it Is the same for now,
Tom Tom
Map: Courtesy of Tomatom
With free version of the company Tomtom's emigo Smartphone App, I still saw the name of the Gulf of Mexico on my screen.
Yandex
Map: courtesy of Yandex
Navigation feature from one of Russia's top technology companies, YandexStill shows the same name to American users.