Google, Apple apparently team up to show iPhone users the effects of global warming

By adamg on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 12:16pm

Stuart Goldman reports:

I was trying to browse the North Shore with my iPod touch last night, and the shoreline wasn't making sense. The Google Maps app for the iPhone seems to have inundated shorelines. Was wondering if it was just me, but I confirmed it with a friend with an iPhone. Web version of Google Maps is OK.

New shoreline on the North Shore:

It's a shame about Proctor Street:

Neighborhoods:

North Shore

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The maps for Cape Cod are

By anon on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 12:31pm.

The maps for Cape Cod are the same way - roads on the Atlantic side have been 'flooded' by Google Maps.

A small demonstration of the awesome power of my space laser

By neilv on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 1:19pm.

If you do not wish to see your precious Financial District become part of the Boston Harbor, you will deposit the sum of ONE MEEEELION DOLLARS...

Rename it yet again?

By SwirlyGrrl on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 1:24pm.

Will it now be known as Manchester-under-the-sea?

See you in the Octopus' Garden!

Yup, Window Mobile too

By Alex_Toth on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 3:25pm.

I've seen the same thing on my installation of Google Maps on my WM device. I didn't realize it only happened in the mobile version though. Pretty funny.