The Earth's coordinates are not at all fixed and can be greatly altered by geologic activity. IGPP's Yehuda Bock, director of California Spatial Reference Center, helps Scientific American's George Musser better understand how to best track and update the Earth's geographic coordinates in "What Happens to Google Maps When Tectonic Plates Move?"
Yehuda Bock featured in Scientific American blog
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