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      ductit4620 last edited by

      I think you have a big mistake when you wrote Tam Sa in South China Sea. It's not right because it belongs to Viet Nam. VietNam has all proof to prove its. And the right name is Hoang Sa.

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      • Marienka
        Marienka last edited by Marienka

        Dear @ductit4620 end everyone,

        We are aware of the fact that some places in the world have unsolved land issues. As a small company, it is not in our power to show different maps to different audiences (from their political point of view). Windy is not a battlefield; our main focus is on delivering a quality weather forecasting product. :)

        We are adopting base maps from the Open Street Map community. If you really care about these map issues and want to do something for your country, I kindly suggest you become a contributor to osm.org. If you manage to change the map there (and/or suggest a label translation to other languages), not only will you influence Windy, but also many other services around the world.

        For better understanding, please check this post: on.windy.com/DisputedTerritories

        Best wishes
        ~ Marie

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        • idefix37
          idefix37 Sailor Moderator @ductit4620 last edited by

          @ductit4620

          https://community.windy.com/topic/7065/the-request-does-not-display-the-sansha-tam-sa/2

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          • csabatatar
            csabatatar Moderator Pilot last edited by csabatatar

            @ductit4620

            I'm a contributor on openstreetmap.org, and I looked after that you wrote here.
            In the openstreetmap.org this is correct as its name is "Hoang Sa", if it is that what you are talking about.
            But I can see on Windy it's not correct, but it shows "Sansha", not "Tam Sa" that you wrote here. So maybe it is a map problem on Windy.. or I don't know why there is a difference.

            I made screenshots about it on Windy, and on OpenStreetMap too:

            Screenshot-2018-11-08-18.12.02.png

            Screenshot-2018-11-08-18.16.24.png

            Is it the same that you were talking about?

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              chinhlevn last edited by

              Sansa is another name of Tam Sa and it belongs to Vietnam with the name "Hoang Sa". Please change it to Hoang Sa or another international name, not TamSa or Sansa

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              • Marienka
                Marienka @csabatatar last edited by Marienka

                It is because the label that we display on Windy was deleted from the OpenStreetMap database just yesterday (see the screenshot below).

                When we next generate labes to Windy (we can not guarantee when it will be), the change will take effect, unless some other OSM contributor makes a contradictory editing in the meantime.

                Also please note: For every language, a different label can be displayed. For example, in Vietnamese we show "Tam Sa", while in English it's "Sansha" – just according to the translation available on OSM.

                We hope this explanation has brought more light into the "wrong maps" issue. :)


                0_1541758941137_hoangsa.png


                Best wishes
                ~ Marie

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                  nguyễn trường dư last edited by

                  Chào bạn ...mình không biết tiếng anh... Nhưng mình yêu nước Hoàng Sa là của Việt Nam ...hy vọng bạn và nhiều người Việt Nam khác 🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳có sử dụng app này tẩy chay cái gọi là là tam sa ...yêu cầu windy phải sửa lại là Hoàng Sa...

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                    nguyễn trường dư last edited by

                    @chinhlevn Hoàng Sa Trường Sa là của Việt Nam 🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳

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                    • csabatatar
                      csabatatar Moderator Pilot @Marienka last edited by

                      @marienka

                      Thank you!
                      It's clear for me now.

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                        hoanphan29 last edited by

                        If you cannot show different maps to different audiences, why do you choose the name that satisfied China government. Ridiculously. Sarcastically, I felt disappointed with your effort . You don't even bend your mind.

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                          vietcanhxd last edited by

                          Hoàng Sa là của Việt Nam

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                          • Tomber42
                            Tomber42 Moderator @Marienka last edited by

                            @marienka Could you add this information to the faq post please
                            https://community.windy.com/topic/4649/how-to-correct-errors-in-the-base-maps

                            Greetings from Tomber

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