BBC News: Ban on putting Shetland in a box on maps comes into force
"New rules barring public bodies from putting Shetland in a box on official documents have come into force.
Islands MSP Tavish Scott had sought to change the law to ban the "geographical mistake" which "irks" locals, by amending the Islands (Scotland) Bill.
The bill's "mapping requirement" has now come into force, although it does give bodies a get-out clause if they provide reasons why a box must be used.
Mapmakers argue that boxes help avoid "publishing maps which are mostly sea".
The Islands Bill, which aims to offer greater protections and powers to Scotland's island communities, was unanimously passed in May."
This seems a remarkable thing to get worked up about. Even for the Ordnance Survey, it's quite usual to put small areas of coast that fall outside the grid system in boxes over sea in adjacent grid maps.
If the Shetlands are to be included on maps of Scotland or the whole UK to scale, there's going to an increase in detail-less sea, a reduction in detail overall, or a lot of wasted paper.
"New rules barring public bodies from putting Shetland in a box on official documents have come into force.
Islands MSP Tavish Scott had sought to change the law to ban the "geographical mistake" which "irks" locals, by amending the Islands (Scotland) Bill.
The bill's "mapping requirement" has now come into force, although it does give bodies a get-out clause if they provide reasons why a box must be used.
Mapmakers argue that boxes help avoid "publishing maps which are mostly sea".
The Islands Bill, which aims to offer greater protections and powers to Scotland's island communities, was unanimously passed in May."
This seems a remarkable thing to get worked up about. Even for the Ordnance Survey, it's quite usual to put small areas of coast that fall outside the grid system in boxes over sea in adjacent grid maps.
If the Shetlands are to be included on maps of Scotland or the whole UK to scale, there's going to an increase in detail-less sea, a reduction in detail overall, or a lot of wasted paper.
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