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Is Google Maps fatally misleading drivers in India? It’s complicated.

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Is Google Maps fatally misleading drivers in India? It’s complicated.

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Is Google Maps fatally misleading drivers in India? It’s complicated

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Maintaining accurate maps is a daunting task in a country where road names and addresses are not standardized.

Google Maps has been blamed for fatal accidents in India.

An Indian politician recently suggested to the Parliament that the country should develop homegrown mapping solutions.

Digital mapping experts believe these incidents are not specific to Google Maps and instead reveal systemic challenges to mapping Indian roads.

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Homegrown mapping solutions like… OpenStreetMap? Why are governments so concentrated on building private stuff instead of sharing the data?

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