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The Baltic Nations of Estonia and Latvia Get Street View

by Richard on May 16, 2012

Google Maps users can now explore the Baltic Nations of Estonia and Latvia using the famous “Google Street View” feature. In Estonia Google Maps features 360 degree street view images of Tallinn, a medieval city that’s known for its red roofs and cobbled streets. In Tallinn you will be able to explore popular and historical [...]

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Use MapQuest to Calculate Your Car’s Fuel Costs for Every Route

May 15, 2012
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MapQuest now allows you to calculate your car’s fuel costs for every route that you search at MapQuest.com, simply enter your car or truck type and Map Quest will take care of the rest. The route building software will also provide you with alternate routes so you can pick the cheapest way to get to [...]

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Apple Maps with 3D mode will replace Google Maps in iOS 6

May 14, 2012
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Is Apple going to replace Google Maps in iOS 6 for their own in-house maps application? According to trusted sources Apple is currently developing their own mapping solution for iOS 6 devices, the application is said to be very similar to Google Maps, but according to 9to5mac the new mapping tool for iPhone, iPad, and [...]

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Atlanta Health Inspections Map by Stamen Design and Google Maps

May 11, 2012
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Those of you who follow this blog closely probably remember [Map=Yes], a collaboration between Stamen Design and MapQuest Open using OpenStreetMap data to create beautiful, unique, different, fun, modern looking, and maybe even so-called futuristic maps. Well, today I found out about the Atlanta Health Inspections Map, which is also a beautiful Stamen Design that [...]

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Google Offers and Indoor Walking Directions Now in Google Maps for Android 6.7

May 10, 2012
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Today Google announced the release of Google Maps for Android 6.7. This new version of Google Maps for Android will allow users to find offers from nearby businesses in the United States. If you’re an Android user, then now you’ll be able to find offers for everything, from restaurants, to stadiums, to city tours. They’ve [...]

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Huffington Post Media Produces MapQuest Mashup in Patch

May 9, 2012

The Huffington Post was acquired by AOL last year for $315 million dollars. However, Arianna Huffington’s role in the HuffPost Media Group did not end there. Arianna Huffington, founder and former owner of The Huffington Post was given editorial oversight of AOL’s properties, which include popular mega sites like TechCrunch, the Patch.com network, MovieFone, and [...]

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Antipodes Map: Visit Antipodemap.com to find the Antipodal location for any map point

May 7, 2012
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If you would like to find out where you’d show up if you dug a whole through Earth, then Antipodemap.com is probably the site that you are looking for. Antipodemap.com is a Google Maps based website that will provide you with the Antipodal location for any map point on planet Earth, in other words it [...]

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Google Maps powered app helps protect Sea Turtles

May 5, 2012

The Georgia Sea Turtle Center is now using technology to find out exactly where the litter problem on Jekyll Island beaches is located. From now on volunteers can access an online application via their smartphone to record litter left on beaches. Volunteers are instructed to take note and add information into the app each time [...]

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[map=yes] a collaboration between MapQuest Open and Stamen Design

May 3, 2012
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A couple of days ago I was searching online for MapQuest wall maps, I actually found what I was looking for at Amazon, but I also found [map=yes]. Map=Yes is a very interesting project between Map Quest and Stamen Design that uses Open Street Map data to create modern looking, fun interactive maps. I had [...]

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MTA Bus Time

May 2, 2012
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Today the Google Geo Developers team announced “MTA Bus Time” as Map of the Week. They liked how the municipal agency used the Google Maps API to improve the services that they provide to their community, the Geo team also thinks that the MTA Bus Time application has been beautifully designed, and they also love [...]

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New 45° Imagery available for 19 cities (Rotterdam, Avignon and Miami included)

May 2, 2012
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Google has just updated Maps and Earth with new 45° imagery of 19 cities, the update features 8 international locations and 11 U.S. locations. This update also includes new 45 degree images of France, this the first time that 45° imagery of France has ever been published on Google Maps. Avignon is the first place [...]

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Pigeons don’t need MapQuest or Google directions to find their destination

April 27, 2012
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Turns out that pigeons, spiny lobsters, sea turtles, and rats don’t need MapQuest or Google directions to find their way home, they all have an internal built-in GPS that allows them to find their destination without even thinking about it. These animal species use Earth’s magnetic field for orientation and navigation, until now it had [...]

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Enhanced 3D Buildings in Google MapsGL

April 26, 2012
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Google recently made significant improvements to the 3D buildings view on Google Maps, providing a more recognizable view of thousands of important buildings around the world. Today Google announced that they’ve added this enhanced 3D experience to Google MapsGL as well. The new 3D experience in Google MapsGL is really amazing and unique, it offers [...]

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Google Launches Street View in Ukraine

April 26, 2012
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Today Google announced the launch of Street View Ukraine, from now on users will be able to explore through high resolution street level images. Google’s timing was simply perfect, just in time for the 2012 European Football Championships. Ukraine is a very interesting place, there are lots of sites that are definitely worth exploring. Kyiv [...]

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LG Optimus 3D Max Will Convert Google Maps and Earth into 3D Content

April 24, 2012
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LG announced the Optimus 3D Max in the Mobile World Congress earlier this year, LG’s newest device will offer a unique 3D mobile experience that no other smartphone or tablet provides. Yesterday LG made the device official starting in Europe, but LG also made it clear that it will soon be available in other parts [...]

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