# Has the map changed colour?

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/has-the-map-changed-colour/54583>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [August 22, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/has-the-map-changed-colour/54583 "2024-08-22T12:11:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![pisum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/91b2a8/32.png) [@pisum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/pisum)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/has-the-map-changed-colour/54583/5 "2024-08-22T13:24:09Z")

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> [@eyekosaeder](#):
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> I could swear the ocean on the map has just changed

yes, the whole basemap appears to have changed styles. here’s what it is now:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/7/a/7af5a61ab5ce3efd01a2aea3894a5ae426be4236.jpeg)

here’s what it used to be:

> [@The iNaturalist Explore Page - An Introduction](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/the-inaturalist-explore-page-an-introduction/12966/1):
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> ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/9/90c646b743b4b109521bc605c20d9ec3222c4bdc.jpeg)
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> image2598×1556 778 KB

Google probably just changed their default basemap style, as they do periodically.

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