A Canadian search-and-rescue group said it had conducted two missions recently after hikers “may have sought to follow” a nonexistent trail on Google Maps.
Category: Maps
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Family of Man Who Drove Off Collapsed Bridge Says Google Maps Sent Him There
Philip Paxson’s family said in a lawsuit that he was following Google Maps directions last year when he drove off a collapsed bridge in Hickory, N.C., plunged into a creek and drowned.
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Map Shows How Close Titan Submersible Debris Was to Titanic Wreck
The map, released in a legal filing by a company with salvage rights to the famous ship, aided the hunt for the missing craft.
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How ‘Barbie’ and Blackpink Entered South China Sea Map Spat
Vietnam banned the film over its apparent use of a Chinese map showing disputed territory. Blackpink concerts may be next. Here’s what the fuss is about.
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Vietnam Bans ‘Barbie’ Movie Over South China Sea Map
Greta Gerwig’s upcoming film has been banned in the country for its use of a map depicting territory that both China and Vietnam claim as their own.
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Queering the Map Is a Crowdsourced Archive of Queer Memories
Queering the Map, a crowdsourced digital atlas, has collected over half a million intimate recollections from anonymous contributors.
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Cherry Blossom Trackers Have Their Fans Online
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:The interactive maps that track the progress of cherry blossom buds each spring have attracted an enthusiastic fan base.
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It’s Public Land. But the Public Can’t Reach It.
The New York Times – Business:A navigation app that illuminates public land within privately held property has supercharged the question of who gets to go where.