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by jvolkman10 hours ago |
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upvoteby TazeTSchnitzel10 hours ago|
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https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/searc...

GNIS, Geographic Names Information System

(Which still shows Lake Ontario for me as I write this. The body of water along the US's southern coast is Gulf of America however.)

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upvoteby jonas219 hours ago|
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The database entry was updated to "Lake America" on August 27:

https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/searc...

GNIS renders their own static map tiles, so it may take a while for the update to be reflected on the map itself.

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upvoteby michchinn10 hours ago|
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> Per Secretarial Order 3453, Lake Ontario has been renamed to Lake America. The basemaps for GNIS are in the process of being updated to reflect this name change.

I see this on the top bar

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upvoteby wbl9 hours ago|
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The government does not control the words you or I use to refer to things.
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upvoteby biophysboy9 hours ago|
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It makes perfect sense that govs control names within their jurisdiction - I am eyerolling at both the name change and the reaction.

I am curious though - is it convention to leave the data as is, or is it illegal to modify it?

Regardless, itll just be changed back in 2 years; as long as I can type "lake ontario" and get directed to Lake Ontario, I do not care at all what the gov database calls it currently.

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upvoteby sixothree9 hours ago|
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I wouldn't exactly describe one person as "the government".
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upvoteby biophysboy2 hours ago|
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I mean ... currently I would? The environment will be different soon
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upvoteby watwut9 hours ago|
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> I am eyerolling at both the name change and the reaction.

Why do you expect meek reaction in a rename like this? What is eye rolling over reacting to this particular rename?

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upvoteby biophysboy2 hours ago|
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Well, because I expect this to last for two years. Nobody likes it except for birthday boy and his sycophants. All of the signs around Lake Ontario still say the name; same goes for the people that live by it.

Google should override it but I don’t expect them to, because theyre selfish and suck. Only thing to do is win elections.

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upvoteby j2kun9 hours ago|
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It would be nice if Maps would prefer data from government DBs that have localized versions of foreign place name data (e.g., Germany's BKG) when available.
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upvoteby bigstrat20036 hours ago|
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> governments control the naming of these things within their own jurisdictions

No they don't. People can, and should, call things what they want without deference to government overreach.

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upvoteby ericmay10 hours ago|
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upvoteby nancyminusone10 hours ago|
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So unimportant that you just have to comment on how unimportant it is
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upvoteby ericmay9 hours ago|
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It’s so unimportant folks are commenting on my comment about how unimportant it is!
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