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"Political" Maps are Missing from Google Maps

4 pointsby j053003about 15 years ago

2 comments

barry-cotterabout 15 years ago
1. My God those political maps are ugly<p>2. So, how're you going to classify Kashmir, Gaza, Taiwan and Western Sahara?<p>If you want the Italian capital google it normally, not in Maps. Including political information is a complete pain in the arse for any company with global reach, for practically no benefit. If you really want it that badly build a mash-up.
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jackfoxyabout 15 years ago
...legislative district, special districts, school districts...actually a good idea, but you'd need to be able to toggle which boundaries you wanted to see or it would be a mess.<p>It's just not enough "mass market" appeal to be on the primary menu of Google maps. The primary use of maps is to get oriented in an area and see where physical locations are, hence "Map", "Satellite", "Terrain".