Google Maps started as a project called Where 2 in 2004 by a Sydney-based team and quickly evolved into the beloved navigation app. Google used creative methods like camels in deserts and sheep on islands to map hard-to-reach places for Google Maps.

Google Maps changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for United States users, and social media posters launched a review bombing campaign.

Popular map services such as Google Maps, Apple Maps and Bing Maps have all changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in the U.S.