Nicaragua Blames Invasion of Costa Rica on Google Maps

Where mapmakers draw lines has tremendous importance.

http://www.floatingsheep.org/2010/11/did-nicaragua-really-invade-costa-rica.html

"I'm a bit suspicious, as it seems likely that officials in the area would have a good sense of where the lines of a disputed border were. Using a Google Maps border, particularly with low resolution data, seems more like a cover story than something that might actually happen. But who knows? Thanks to Zach Underwood in passing this along.


In any case it again highlights the power of maps in general and Google Maps in particular. Google has no official standing in terms of recording international borders or naming but exerts a tremendous amount of power, nonetheless."