OpenStreetMap
Why does MapQuest call it British Colombia?
ߊ߬ ߟߊߦߟߍ߬ߣߍ߲߬ ߦߋ߫ NE2 ߓߟߏ߫ 26 March 2013 ߦߋ߫ English ߟߋ߬ ߘߐ߫osm.org/?lat=49&lon=-122.7&zoom=13&layers=Q
There’s nothing relevant in the OSM database with name=British Colombia. The relation is spelled correctly.
Discussion
ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ dekarl ߟߊ߫ 26 March 2013 at 10:36 ߘߐ߫
Have you checked for ID collisions? As in the same number for a different object type (node/way/relation). I’ve got a similar (but less visible) issue where my home is mistaken for a super market >500km away.
ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ Andy Allan ߟߊ߫ 26 March 2013 at 16:26 ߘߐ߫
I guess it’s either outdated OSM data, or more likely, a mistake in a Natural Earth dataset that they are using. If you zoom in on the BC/Alberta border and check the data layer, you’ll see they aren’t using the OSM boundary.