China Unveils State-Run Online Mapping Site
China’s State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (SBSM) today unveiled a state-sanctioned and produced online world map, called simply “Map World” that an official predicted will, “In the near future, Map World will grow to be a famous Chinese brand for online map services with proven reliability.”
Comparing the satellite imagery between Map World, Google Maps and Bing, China’s new mapping site doesn’t allow you to zoom-in as close, but has much clearer imagery:
Map World:
Google Maps:
Bing:
