Getting Started With OpenStreetMap Data David Bolton, April 7, 2015 4 min read In 2004, Steve Coast set up OpenStreetMap (OSM) in the U.K. It subsequently spread worldwide, powered by a combination...
Welcome to the Jungle, Google Street View Nick Kolakowski, March 2, 2015 1 min read Google’s Street View started out as a road-mapping system, with imagery provided by cameras attached to cars. Then...
Google Paints History, Current Events Into Maps Kevin Fogarty, February 28, 2014 3 min read Google mixes maps and data for directions to Lewis & Clark, good schools or fast food. Google's maps and...
Google’s Project Tango Seeks to Map a 3D World Nick Kolakowski, February 21, 2014 2 min read A Google visualization of how Project Tango works. Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects Group is working on...
Apple Buys HopStop: Report Nick Kolakowski, July 22, 2013 3 min read HopStop is known for its tools that direct people from Point A to B via public transportation or walking. Apple’s...
FTC Probing Google’s Waze Acquisition: Report Nick Kolakowski, June 24, 2013 3 min read Antitrust regulators from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are reportedly probing Google’s $1.1 billion...
Twitter Acquires Social-Mapping Startup Spindle Nick Kolakowski, June 20, 2013 3 min read Spindle allowed users to set place and keyword alerts for local events. Twitter may be angling for a slice of...
Google Purchasing Waze for $1.1 Billion: Report Nick Kolakowski, June 10, 2013 2 min read Waze offers crowd-sourced maps. Google has purchased mapping-and-navigation company Waze for $1.1 billion,...
Facebook Negotiating $1 Billion Deal for Waze: Report Nick Kolakowski, May 9, 2013 3 min read Waze offers crowd-sourced navigation updates. Facebook seems on the verge of dropping another billion dollars on...
U.S. Joins Google, Microsoft in “Brain Race”: Report Mark Hachman, February 18, 2013 4 min read Decades after the space race pitted the United States against Russia, a new race has emerged: the race to map the human...
