Indian government calls Google Maps unreliable, wants citizens to use its own mapping solution instead
(Android Central)

The Indian government launches its latest salvo in a long-running fight with Google over mapping data. The Indian government doesn`t have a high opinion of Google Maps, and it conveyed that sentiment today by saying that the service is `not authenticated` and calling into question its reliability. That`s according to a statement made by the head of the country`s mapping and survey organisation, aptly named the Survey of India: If you talk about the authentication, the Google Maps is not authenticated. It hasn`t been produced by the government, so they aren`t authenticated. If you are using Google Maps to reach a restaurant or park, even if you reach 50 meters close to that place, you are happy. But when we have to put a new railway line or make canals, that is where our topographic maps come in, when you require very accurate, engineering quality data. This isn`t the first time the Indian government has gone up against Google. Back in 2010, the government issued a noti...