Neowin News Feed for: Mapping

Foursquare announces that its shutting its city guide app, focusing on Swarm

Steve Bennett — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 06:26:01 +0000

Location check-in app Swarm will be its main focus beyond 2024, with the original app sunsetting in December. Read more...

Apple Maps on the web now available in public beta

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 04:54:01 +0000

Apple has launched a public beta of Apple Maps on the web, making it accessible to anyone using a modern web browser. The web version offers features like driving and walking directions. Read more...

Microsoft, Meta, and others release free global map data for developers

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:56:01 +0000

The Overture Maps Foundation, a collaboration between Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and TomTom, has released the general availability of its global open map datasets. Developers can access it for free. Read more...

OpenStreetMap updates still largely manual: can new DeepMapper bridge the gap?

Paul Hill — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 08:10:01 +0000

Researchers have developed new end-to-end machine learning software called DeepMapper. It could remove the need for manual updates to OpenStreetMap by leveraging machine learning technologies. Read more...

Editorial: Amazon didn't buy iRobot to spy on you or learn where your couch is

Christopher White — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 15:16:01 +0000

Amazon purchasing Roomba maker iRobot has led to rampant accusations of the company wanting to spy inside your house. Nobody has any proof, but there are a lot of arguments against this assumption. Read more...

NVIDIA acquires DeepMap to improve autonomous vehicle navigation

Paul Hill — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:00:01 +0000

NVIDIA has announced that it has bought DeepMap, a firm that specialises in building maps detailed enough for use by self-driving vehicles. This will help improve NVIDIA's DRIVE solution. Read more...

Apple Maps now powers location search on DuckDuckGo for mobile and desktop

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 22:20:01 +0000

DuckDuckGo will now be displaying location information from Apple Maps on its search results as part of a new partnership with Apple. The new capability is available both on mobile and desktop. Read more...

New patent suggests Apple may introduce smart systems to its mapping app

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 18:40:01 +0000

While Apple's mapping app has been on a cold developmental pace since its launch in 2012, a new patent indicates the company may be planning to add smart features to Apple Maps for improved accuracy. Read more...

MIT develops new AI for mapping the roads with 45% more accuracy than current methods

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 08:20:01 +0000

MIT has developed an automated approach to mapping called RoadTracer, which promises 45 percent more accuracy than existing methods such as those used by Google and other mapping companies. Read more...

Citymapper and Gett bring 'Black Bus' route to London

Paul Hill — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:00:01 +0000

Citymapper and Gett have teamed up to bring customers Black Bus 1 or BB1. The fixed route black cab service will cost £3 and you can get on or off anywhere along the route during commute hours. Read more...

Uber begins mapping Asia, starting with Singapore

Daniel Hull — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 13:06:01 +0000

Uber has started mapping Asia's roads to collect data on customer's travel routes, traffic patterns and pickup & drop off locations. Singapore is the first country to begin the mapping process today. Read more...

Microsoft signs multi-year deal to use HERE mapping data in Cortana, Bing and other services

Andy Weir — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:58:02 +0000

Microsoft has signed a multi-year agreement to use HERE location data and services in products such as Cortana and Bing, including access to real-time traffic information and live public transit data. Read more...

Google updates Earth Timelapse with massive amount of satellite imagery data

Ben Moore — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:10:01 +0000

The latest update to Google's Earth Timelapse brings petabytes of new imagery data from more than 5 million satellite images. The update is now live on Earth Engine website and on desktop. Read more...

Google Maps now lets you save offline areas to your SD card

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:44:01 +0000

A new update is rolling out for Google Maps users on Android and iOS. This improves upon previously launched features and now allows you to save offline areas on your device's external storage. Read more...

Microsoft and Amazon interested in 'closer ties' to HERE maps in bid for cloud business

John Devon — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 21:16:02 +0000

Reuters is reporting that Microsoft and Amazon are vying for HERE's cloud business and continued access to map data, with the retail giant considering an equity stake in the former Nokia unit. Read more...

Nokia sells HERE to Audi, BMW and Daimler for $3 billion

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 07:00:08 +0000

After months of rumors and speculation, Nokia has finally revealed that it has sold its mapping and location service, HERE, to a consortium of German auto-makers including BMW and Audi. Read more...

Microsoft: "We will no longer collect mapping imagery ourselves" for Bing Maps

Andy Weir — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:32:17 +0000

After announcing the sale of some of its mapping technology to Uber earlier today, Microsoft has now said in a statement that it will no longer collect any of its own mapping data for Bing Maps. Read more...

Mysterious Apple van spurs self-driving cars rumors

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 11:08:01 +0000

A minivan, reportedly leased to Apple, has been making the rounds in a small town in California spurring speculation that the company might be looking into developing self-driving cars. Read more...

Nokia: "We're winding down Windows Phone app development" of HERE Maps [Update]

Andy Weir — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 12:50:01 +0000

A Nokia executive has said that the company is scaling back - but not completely ending - its development work on HERE Maps for Windows Phone, as it now plans to focus its efforts on Android and iOS. Read more...

Nokia planning to acquire Medio to improve HERE maps

Shreyas Gandhe — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 16:05:35 +0000

Nokia's HERE maps division has announced plans to acquire Medio, a Seattle-based company, to improve its location services with real-time search suggestions and provide personalized results . Read more...

Nokia launches HERE, their next generation of location services

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:55:26 +0000

Yesterday Nokia launched HERE, their new mapping and location platform. It brings together all of Nokia's location technology and services and will be available across most platforms. Read more...

China not planning to shut down Microsoft or Google mapping services

Byron Hinson — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:59:56 +0000

It looks as though mapping services provided in China by both Microsoft and Google are no longer under threat of being shut down, according to the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping. The State Bureau... Read more...

Google's newest Android app: Open Spot, to help find empty car parks

Brenton Currie — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:01:27 +0000

These days finding a spare car park can be tough at the best of times, but Google has today revealed a mediocre solution which may help ease the pain. Google just released its latest Android... Read more...

Google acquires ImageAmerica to boost mapping

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:42:40 +0000

Google has acquired ImageAmerica, a company that builds high-resolution cameras and uses them to take aerial photographs. The search engine giant announced the move Friday on its LatLong blog about Google Earth and its other... Read more...

Beta API to help MapQuest developers add mapping features

Wed, 30 May 2007 02:00:12 +0000

Denver-based online mapping vendor MapQuest Incorporated has released a new beta API that allows software developers to use Adobe Systems Incorporated's ActionScript 3.0 programming language to create richer online applications and capabilities for MapQuest users.... Read more...

Microsoft Adds 3-D Online Mapping Interface to Live Search

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:38:14 +0000

Microsoft's Live Search offering just got a lot more sophisticated with the addition of Virtual Earth 3-D, a new online mapping interface currently available in the United States. The mapping interface provides consumers with a... Read more...

Scoop! Smile for the Google 3D Mapping Truck

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 15:16:36 +0000

Google plans to use trucks equipped with lasers and digital photographic equipment to create a realistic 3D online version of San Francisco, and eventually other major US cities. The move would trump Amazon's A9 service,... Read more...

Google UK Goes Local, Gets Mapping

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 07:53:20 +0000

As predicted just a few days ago, Google has this morning launched UK versions of its local and mapping services. Yes, you can now find Pizzas in Plymouth with the aid of everybody's favourite search... Read more...

WMA 9 Professional Channel Mask Mapping Tool

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 13:21:03 +0000

Overview The tool converts between traditional, home theater, and widescreen mapping in 4.0, 5.1 and 7.1 audio configurations. Download: Microsoft Windows Media Audio 9 Professional Channel Mask Mapping Tool... Read more...

MSN Messenger Server Mapping

Wed, 05 Jun 2002 15:51:44 +0000

This is a neat idea- what microsoft will say in response is anyones guess. "When MSN Messenger is down, you cant chat, your social life is ruined. In order to make a... Read more...