map google
RSS map google
Location, location, location...
Comment Location intelligence solutions extend beyond simply visually representing data on a map. Through combining the geographic dimension of business data together with external geographic data - such as road networks, place... [09 Oct 2007]
Nokia maps $8.1bn Navteq buy
News Nokia has said it plans to buy digital-map supplier Navteq for $8.1bn in one of its largest acquisitions ever. Using the handset's embedded software, consumers can view their current location on a map,... [02 Oct 2007]
Photos: Inside the malware hunters' den
Photo One tool used by the team is World Map (pictured) - which gives a visual representation of which IP addresses of customers using F-Secure products have been infected, and where in the world they are. Pictured is the... [28 Sep 2007]
Dear silicon.com... DNA database, lie detector tech, sat-nav blunders...
Comment It only needs one option to say "Avoid routes unsuitable for HGVs", and provided the map data is correct all will be fine. For the few times you go somewhere different - print the instructions from... [07 Sep 2007]
London hottest for online card fraud
News By tracking the postcodes of addresses where fraudulently obtained goods are delivered fraud information group Early Warning has created a map showing the worst offending regions in the country. G is for... [05 Sep 2007]
Google: Personalisation is the future
News You can say 'map it' and it sends you an SMS message with a link to the map," she said. Marissa Mayer, Google's vice president of search products and user experience, likes her iPhone... [23 Aug 2007]
Photos of the month - June 2007
Photo Pictured is a possible Mapplet use - a Google map showing which cinemas in New York are currently showing the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie, instead of just providing movie-goers with an online list. [27 Jun 2007]
Photos: Google mashes up its developer day
Photo Mapplets lets developers add more functionality to any Google Maps mash-ups appearing on their websites - for example by adding news or weather reports to the online map. Parsons said 80 per cent of the... [01 Jun 2007]
Photos: High tech vans map out Europe
Photo As part of the mapping process the company uses a fleet of 22 vans to map individual streets and landmarks across Europe. It uses GPS information to show the location of the van geographically and the route it needs to... [21 May 2007]
Ordnance Survey CTO resigns
News The OpenSpace project will give individuals access to OS' mapping data and allow them to develop non-commercial applications with Google Maps-style features such as the click-and-drag 'slippy' map,... [11 Jan 2007]
Photos: "Citizen cartographers" mapping the planet
Photo OpenStreetMap started two years ago and is aiming to take on the likes of Google Maps and Ordnance Survey (OS) by creating a free open source wiki-style map of the planet. There will be a free... [13 Nov 2006]
Open source rival takes on Google Maps
News Volunteer "citizen cartographers" are aiming to take on the likes of Google Maps and Ordnance Survey by creating a free open source wiki-style map of the planet. There are more than 3,600 contributors... [13 Nov 2006]
Microsoft's Virtual Earth goes '3D'
News The virtual billboards bring online map advertising to a whole new level. Currently, other mapping services feature either text ads to the side of the map or ads in pop-up windows or bubbles. They can... [07 Nov 2006]
Ordnance Survey mash-up takes on Google Maps
News The JavaScript application programming interface (API) will give individuals access to the OS' mapping data and allow them to develop applications with Google Maps-style features such as the click-and-drag 'slippy'... [02 Nov 2006]
Google mashes up US elections
News The Google Earth 2006 election resource tool indicates the US' 436 congressional districts with stars on the popular 3D map of the country. Google has created a mash-up that combines its... [23 Oct 2006]
