Facebook acquires Mapillary, crowd-sourced street imagery company
You will still be able to upload imagery and use the map data from all the images on the platform,” writes Mapillary CEO Jan Erik Solem.
How To Blur Your House on Google Maps
Below the Image Preview, there is a section called “Why Are You Reporting This Image?” If you want your house blurred, click on “My home.” A text box will appear where you should add verifying information, such as your address and a description of your house.
DuckDuckGo Expands Use of Apple Maps To Enhance Private Search
To keep up with these mapping apps, DuckDuckGo recently integrated Apple’s MapKit JS framework to provide more effective address searches, improved satellite imagery, and so on.
DuckDuckGo Expands Use of Apple Maps for Enhanced Search With the Same Commitment to Privacy
Whereas previously each new map-related search required returning to a regular DuckDuckGo Search page, now it's possible to stay in our expanded map view where you can refine local searches instantly.
Qwant Maps : opensource and privacy-preserving map
Idunn : the highlighting on the map of all the information existing in the tiles is provided by Idunn, a Python web API that exploits different data sources (OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia ...) to provide the user with the most useful information.
Qwant Maps: open source Google Maps alternative launches
Qwant Maps displays a search field at the top to find points of interests quickly; just type in an address or the name of a place to jump to it right away.
Your iPhone Is Secretly Tracking Everywhere You Go and This is How to Turn Off The Hidden Feature
There’s no doubt that mapping apps in your Phone collect a significant amount of information of the places you visit, but what may come as a surprise to users is that Apple Maps actually records the locations you frequently visit and stores additional information such as the times you’ve arrived and departed.
UK police use of computer programs to predict crime sparks discrimination warning
The rapid growth in the use of computer programs to predict crime hotspots and people who are likely to reoffend risks locking discrimination into the criminal justice system, a report has warned.
iRobot and Google team up to understand your smart home
"Robots with mapping and spatial awareness capabilities will play an important role in allowing other smart devices in the home to more seamlessly work together," said Colin Angle, chairman and CEO of iRobot in a statement.
Google Maps has become a big bloated mess of features nobody wants
Yeah, most people use Google Maps to look up directions to place and find nearby restaurants or bars, but I can't help but feel Google's cramming too many features into the app.