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\nGoogle Maps is playing an unexpected role in modern-day disputes over borders, or so called \"border wars.\" In 2010, Nicaragua claimed the Costa Rican island of Isla Calero and defended its actions by pointing out that Google Maps showed...\nGoogle Maps is playing an unexpected role in modern-day disputes over borders, or so called \"border wars.\" In 2010, Nicaragua claimed the Costa Rican island of Isla Calero and defended its actions by pointing out that Google Maps showed the island as Nicaraguan. A year later, the Netherlands complained that Google Maps gave land claimed by the Netherlands around the Ems River to Germany. Google says its Maps tool is only for “entertainment purposes”, and should not be used to make “territorial, political, or military decisions.” This public radio story explores how satellite mapping has changed border disputes.\n
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2022
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