☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to ChinaEnglish · 10 months agoGoogle Maps view, same zoom level shows the difference in infrastructure as seen "from space" between USA and Chinaimagemessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down11cross-posted to: sino@hexbear.net
arrow-up163arrow-down1imageGoogle Maps view, same zoom level shows the difference in infrastructure as seen "from space" between USA and China☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to ChinaEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square16linkfedilinkcross-posted to: sino@hexbear.net
minus-squaremkkhanlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·10 months agoI work in GIS and based on some exploration, it seems that zoom level shows only roads tagged as freeways. So in this case it literally is just a straight up win over US infrastructure.
minus-squareblobjim [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoare “highways” considered freeways by Google Maps?
I work in GIS and based on some exploration, it seems that zoom level shows only roads tagged as freeways.
So in this case it literally is just a straight up win over US infrastructure.
are “highways” considered freeways by Google Maps?