Mapping articles

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  CityScan: the dystopian technology that could make breaking the law impossible

  By Matt Stroud on March 22, 2013 01:38 pm + 62 comments

  There's a scene in Demolition Man — the goofball 1993 action film starring Sylvester Stalone as a Continue reading…

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  Google separates its mapping and commerce unit, VP Jeff Huber headed to the X team

  By Dan Seifert on March 14, 2013 11:11 am + 85 comments

  Google has separated its mapping and commerce units, both of which were headed up by senior vice Continue reading…

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  Coca-Cola under investigation for illegal mapping in China

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 13, 2013 08:18 pm + 23 comments

  The Coca-Cola Company is in hot water with Chinese authorities over allegedly using handheld GPS Continue reading…

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  Google reportedly nears $7 million settlement with states over Street View privacy violations

  By Carl Franzen on March 8, 2013 04:23 pm + 77 comments

  Google is reportedly preparing to pay out $7 million, split between 40 states, to settle an Continue reading…

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  Google Maps for iPhone updated with contacts integration and improved local search results

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 5, 2013 12:03 pm + 77 comments

  The new Google Maps for iPhone is an all-around excellent mapping app, but Google just released an Continue reading…

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  Every recorded meteorite strike on Earth since 2,300 BCE mapped

  By Carl Franzen on February 18, 2013 03:55 pm + 33 comments

  The meteorite that struck central Russia last week, which injured around 1,000 people as it broke Continue reading…

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  Craigslist extends its map view to yard sales and flea markets

  By Jeff Blagdon on January 7, 2013 02:37 am

  Craigslist is expanding its map-based listings to yard sales and flea markets, reports TechCrunch. Continue reading…

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  How Google evolved maps from stagnant 'portrait' to 'interactive conversation'

  By Kimber Streams on January 3, 2013 12:55 pm + 4 comments

  Maps created ten years ago are vastly different from the maps we have today, and Google's chief Continue reading…

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  Berkeley researchers map out how our brains categorize the things we see

  By Bryan Bishop on December 21, 2012 10:41 pm + 8 comments

  Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have created a map showing how and where the Continue reading…

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  Apple reportedly in talks to add Foursquare information to Maps

  By Jeff Blagdon on December 17, 2012 08:37 pm + 77 comments

  Apple has caught a lot of flak for the dearth of local data in its iOS mapping application, but that Continue reading…