An odd bit of news - Bing Map service
From our friends in Hobbit-land --
BirdingNZ.net:
Bing Maps - Beware
Has anyone had a look at our Island names on Bing Maps.
http://nz.bing.com/maps/
This has been around for a little while but comes as an App with Windows 8.
It is appallingly inaccurate when it comes to our Island names. The first place I looked at was Tiritiri Matangi, only to learn it is now called Solander Island. Solander Island is Rangitoto Island. Stephens Island is Rat Island and the Islands east of Tutukaka (Poor Knights) are the Seal Islands and Alderman Islands.
The Mercury Islands are 3km south of Kawau Island whilst three of the Mercury Islands are Long Island, Limestone Island and, funniest of all, Little Barber Island.
There are many more.
Simon
Odd -- will have to spend some time with a marine chart for Puget Sound and see if there are any discrepancies in this part of the world...
Posted by DaveH at December 16, 2012 12:53 PM