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Whenpoli*csmeetsmaps
thereisnoright
Theevolu*onofAgnos*cCartography
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Plagiarismalert
YoushouldreadGoogle’sWorld:TheImpactof“Agnos*cCartographers”ontheState-DominatedInterna*onalLegalSystembyEthanMerel
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Hasthetransi*onfrompapertodigitalmapschangedthewaythat
cartographersrepresentpoli*calboundarydisputes?
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Poli*csandCartography
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"Putsimply,mapswhichdepictlegalbordersareneverobjec*ve,atleastnotintheindependentlyverifiable,scien*ficuseoftheword."(Merel)
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Poli*calGeographyisasser*onnotphysical
observa*onBordersaremanmade,notengravedonthegroundin
perpetuityBorderschange
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Bordersonpapermaps
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Looknoborders1535
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S*llnoborders-1569
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Earlyborders1807
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Anearlyborderdispute
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MontBlanc1832
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MontBlanc(French)1865
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MontBlanc(Italy)1869 18321865
1869
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PersianorArabianGulf?
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PersianGulf43
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PersianGulf1548
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ArabianSeaca1600
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ArabianSeaca1700
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PersianGulf1740
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ArabianGulfca1948-67
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Alterna*vereali*escanco-existonpaper
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TheInterna*onalMapoftheWorld
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DigitalChartoftheWorld
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TheFirstGoogleMapsWar
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Agnos*cCartography
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Google’sdisputeresolu*onmethodology
Theviewofgeographicallyrelevantstates
Theviewofinterna*onallyauthorita*vebodies
PrimaryLocalUsage
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Mul*pleversionsofthedigitaltruth h9
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Incorrectmapsareworsethandrugsor
counterfeitcurrency
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KashmirviewedfromIndia
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KashmirviewedfromoutsideofIndia
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ArunachalPradeshviewedfromIndia
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ArunachalPradeshviewedfromoutsideIndia
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Crimea
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CrimeafromRussia
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CrimeaforUkraine
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Guyana:SpanishorEnglish?
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Guyana-OSM&Google
MainRoad
EssequiboCoastPublicRoad
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OSMDisputeMethodology
Onthegroundrule
Directobserva*onsof:Signage
Whatpeoplecallplaces
Notonthebasisofgovernmentdeclara*ons
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Jerusalem
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OSMJerusalemNameDispute
Editwarchangingthe“name”tag
DWGdecidedthenodewouldnothaveanametagun*lallpar*escouldagree
Specialistmapscanrenderoneofthelanguagetags
Requesttonotre-addanametagorcreateanewcitynodeun*lthereisagreement
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Whathaschanged?
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Statess*llseektoimposetheir‘truth’onmapmakers
ButnewAgnos*cCartographersmake
alterna*veviewsavailabletoaglobalaudience
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Agnos*cCartographersendeavourtoapplyprocesstotheresolu*onofborder
andnamingdisputes
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Changingpoli*calreali*esarerepresentedinonlinemapsalmostinstantly
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200disputestoresolvetoday.Wearegoingtobe
talkingaboutthisforawhile!
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