Matt Hodgkinson

Is the Syria-Jordan border straight or wiggly? An @openstreetmap user reckons the latter and that has propagated through to many media that use OSM.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=GQW-5nrMDM_rjuYc&v=OAM9zw1eMPs&feature=youtu.be

[Edit: see reply about resolution https://mastodon.social/@infeeeee/113777626151255884]

#InternationalBorders #GeographyFail #Syria #Jordan #Maps #Cartography #OpenStreetMap #Wikis

The Wrong Map of Syria No One Noticed

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Jan 5, 2025 at 7:35pmWeb
Show threadinfeeeeeJan 5, 2025
@mattjhodgkinson @openstreetmap The issue was resolved since: the old CIA source was removed from the border and an explanation was added, e.g. here: https://osm.org/way/1303464345 see the note tag.
Way: ‪Border Syria - Jordan‬ (‪1303464345‬)

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Show threadBennettJan 5, 2025
@mattjhodgkinson @openstreetmap the citation to a vector file that... simply doesn't support the wiggly claims is 😙👌