Geospatial @mander.xyz fossilesque @mander.xyz 2w ago

OSM Meta Thread: Gulf of America - Gulf of Mexico

community.openstreetmap.org Gulf of America - Gulf of Mexico

President Donald Trump just said during his inauguration that he wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Aside from the political aspects, how does that even work? How does OSM choose a source for that? I’m curious! Also, somebody executed what I thought while I wrote this post:

Technology @lemmy.world zlatiah @lemmy.world 2w ago

In light of recent events, here's OpenStreetMap editors discussing naming of the Gulf of Mexico

community.openstreetmap.org /t/gulf-of-america-gulf-of-mexico/124571

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OpenStreetMap community @lemmy.ml Kalcifer @sh.itjust.works 1mo ago

The OSM Community discusses the Trump Administration's renaming of "The Gulf of Mexico" to "The Gulf of America"

community.openstreetmap.org /t/gulf-of-america-gulf-of-mexico/124571

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Doesn't the executive order specify the 'Gulf of America' as the sub-secion of the Gulf of Mexico that is bordering the US states? If so, should't that name appear only when you zoom into that specific sub-region?

I'm from Mexico so my opinion on this whole thing is pretty obvious.
- I'm with Mexico. 🇲🇽