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Sometimes getting wrong data has interesting consequences
Last week Nicaragua accidentally 'invaded' Columbia
There's a good article about it here...
Apparently Google Maps (and Earth) had the boundary wrong
Now, as surveyors, we all know that GIS data is perfect - dont we?
Posted : November 8, 2010 12:00 pm
just one more reason I don't use google for maps. :bad:
Posted : November 8, 2010 12:20 pm
Idiots...using Google to determine their boundary!!!!
For the record Google Earth is a very useful tool. We use it a lot in helping our field crews. Now we only use it for reference, we do not map with it.
Posted : November 8, 2010 12:31 pm
You mean that boundary I staked last week from the county GIS coordinates might be wrong?
Posted : November 8, 2010 12:33 pm
