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While Google Maps displays “Gulf of America” when in the map in the U.S.,
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Not all map providers are changing the name.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The U.S. president’s naming authority extends only to federal maps and agencies; other nations — and private map providers — are not obligated to adopt the change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Together, the datasets produced a more detailed map of the Cascadia subduction zone and could help scientists improve estimates of earthquake hazards across northern Oregon.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Regan raced back to the desk to grab the map she’d left behind and then ran to the office window.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Google and Apple have said they update maps with the U.S.’s Geographic Names Information System, which updates its labels when the federal government changes place names.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Google said in a statement on Saturday that its maps will display the Lake America name for US users to comply with the GNIS.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
It also unveiled a tool that allows users to download maps featuring their own custom names for the lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
He added that the Guards were involved in the talks and that the maps under discussion were drawn up by the armed forces.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Kelly Park had been trying to take a picture of the maps with her cell phone.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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The software then plans the route, taking account of obstacles such as nearby power lines that have already been mapped.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Waymo, Tesla and five other driverless taxi companies are racing to roll out service in dozens of U.S. cities, and we mapped them all out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The tool deployed up to eight autonomous agents that mapped 21 government systems, explored vulnerabilities and changed tactics when blocked, the FT said, describing the attack as a first of its kind.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
A separate group of tasks mapped the so-called "multiple demand network" -- a distributed brain system that supports complex problem-solving.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
There was romance in the unknown, but once a place had been discovered and cataloged and mapped, it was diminished, just another dusty fact in a book, sapped of mystery.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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MapQuest, an American free web mapping service launched in 1996, said "we're not changing it" in a short Facebook post on Friday.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
It was the Internet’s leading mapping site when America Online acquired it in December 1999 for $1.1 billion, or roughly $2.2 billion in today’s dollars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Waymo, a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, will in the coming weeks start mapping the city's streets and conducting tests with specialist drivers at the wheel.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey V has taken a major step toward mapping the sky on a truly global scale with Data Release 20.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Bradley points to where the two of them are sitting together at the mapping station Mrs. Barton had set up, examining the Oregon Trail.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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