Nokia shows Kashmir as part of Pakistan's territory in its mobile navigation system. At the time when Indo-Pak relationship is getting worser owing to the recent Mumbai terror attacks, this information played havoc with a Nokia shop in central Jabalpur city, Madhya Pradesh, which was attacked by the activists of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of BJP.
Nokia Maps is an application which comes preloaded on certain handsets and offers maps of over 200 countries across the globe. It can also be accessed online through the PC and/or a mobile device. In an older version of its maps, Kashmir is showed as part of Pakistan's territory.
While clarifying this issue the company said, 'Nokia India, deeply regrets an inadvertent error in depicting certain international boundaries in an older version of its maps. This was as a result of a technical error that occurred in merging various map data layers. The error has been identified and corrected earlier this year. Nokia urges all its consumers to upgrade to Maps 2.0 and access the latest version of India maps. Consumers can also update the Maps application and the maps on their device by either accessing the maps from the website or Nokia map Loader or visiting a nearest Nokia Care Center. Nokia is one of the few handsets manufacturers that provide Government approved maps of India. Nokia remains committed in providing accurate and official map data information to all our users.'
Now this situation has really made map making software companies give it a second thought as to how to deal with such disputed borders or even national claims.
While clarifying this issue the company said, 'Nokia India, deeply regrets an inadvertent error in depicting certain international boundaries in an older version of its maps. This was as a result of a technical error that occurred in merging various map data layers. The error has been identified and corrected earlier this year. Nokia urges all its consumers to upgrade to Maps 2.0 and access the latest version of India maps. Consumers can also update the Maps application and the maps on their device by either accessing the maps from the website or Nokia map Loader or visiting a nearest Nokia Care Center. Nokia is one of the few handsets manufacturers that provide Government approved maps of India. Nokia remains committed in providing accurate and official map data information to all our users.'
Now this situation has really made map making software companies give it a second thought as to how to deal with such disputed borders or even national claims.
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