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I imagine if you have the pro version of goggle Earth you can zoom in on this third world wasteland
and at extreme magnification you can see the cowpies in the fields.

Sum Guy wrote:

> http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2010/07/july-13-2010.html
>
> About a year ago, the Google Map of India that you see if you use Google
> India ... it got a lot smaller. Specifically, the entire state of
> Arunachal Pradesh was suddenly represented as being part of China.
>
> As you might imagine, that didn't impress the Indian Government. And it
> has also sparked a lot of confusion about the accuracy of maps, the
> future of map-making and the power of Google. Stefan Geens joined us
> this morning to help explain. He's a blogger who's been covering this
> story from his home in Beijing.
>
> For a sense of how Google Maps is re-shaping the worlds of mapping and -
> even geo-politics - we were joined by Michael Frank Goodchild. He's a
> Professor of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara
> but today he was in London, England.
>
> We requested an interview with Google. No one was available this
> morning. But we do hope to speak to someone from the company in the near
> future.
>
> Since we started the program with a story about Google's influence on
> world politics, we thought we'd end it with a song about Google's power
> over love. One of the first things people often do when they start
> dating is Google their prospective partner. That inspired Japanese
> singer Sputniko to write The Google Song. She makes music, movies and
> electronic devices that explore themes of technology, gender and pop
> culture. We give her the last word this morning.
>
> http://www.sputniko.com/works/sputniko/a-project-from-2008
>
> ================================
>
> See also:
>
> http://www.pcworld.com/article/174205/google_placates_india_china_with_different_map_versions.html
>
> Google has hit upon an interesting way of placating both China and India
> over the way its map application displays Arunachal Pradesh, a region
> whose ownership is disputed by the two countries.
>
> The Chinese version of Google Maps shows parts of Arunachal Pradesh as
> inside China's borders. In contrast, the Indian version of Google Maps
> depicts the state as part of India.
>
> But both of those depictions differ from the global version of Google
> Maps, which shows Arunachal Pradesh as disputed territory within broken
> lines on the map.
>
> In August this year, Google Earth came in for sharp criticism in India
> for what Google subsequently described as a mistaken use of Chinese
> script to mark areas in Arunachal Pradesh, an eastern state administered
> by India.
>
> Google products that have been localized to the local domains of a
> region depict that country's official position on the area, a Google
> spokeswoman said in an e-mailed statement. The Indian version of Google
> Maps represents the official position of the government of India, and
> other country-level domains may similarly depict the official positions
> of the country's government, she added.
>
> As for the global version on the main Google Maps site, the spokeswoman
> said it was Google's standard practice to show all disputed regions
> around the world on its global properties. This does not endorse or
> affirm the position taken by any side, but merely provides complete
> information on the prevailing geopolitical situation to its users, she
> added.
>
> The dispute between India and China over Arunachal Pradesh has heated up
> recently. China, which claims the state as part of southern Tibet,
> protested earlier this month after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
> went to Arunachal Pradesh to canvass for his party ahead of elections in
> the state.
>
> Google Maps applies the same policy for its depiction of Jammu and
> Kashmir, a territory disputed by India and Pakistan. The global version
> of Google Maps shows Kashmir as disputed territory, while the Indian
> version shows Kashmir as part of India

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