Release of new campus map and navigation app for outdoor and indoor use – Dailyuw / / No Comments Release of new campus map and navigation app for outdoor and indoor useDailyuwWhat began as a Geography 469 capstone project by Anthony Nguyen eventually led to a collaboration with the Capital Planning & Development (CPD) Business Applications group at the UW to develop a campus mapping and navigation web-based app. map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Campus, Dailyuw, Indoor, navigation, Outdoor, release
This is what Tinder’s new location-tracking feature, Places, will look like – The Verge / / No Comments The Verge This is what Tinder's new location-tracking feature, Places, will look likeThe VergeGenerally, Places seems similar to Swarm, Foursquare's check-in app, which makes sense because the feature is reportedly powered by Mapbox and Foursquare. I could see this new map appealing to people who go to the same neighborhood coffee shops …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: feature, like, locationtracking, Look, Places, this, Tinder's, Verge
AI is Google’s secret weapon for remaking its oldest and most popular apps – The Verge / / No Comments The Verge AI is Google's secret weapon for remaking its oldest and most popular appsThe VergeTake, for instance, the ways Google is using AI to improve both its Maps and News products, platforms that have been around for 13 and 15 years, respectively. Google executives onstage at I/O on Tuesday introduced a suite of changes that will make each …Google Assistant coming to Maps this summerAndroid Policeall 1,092 news articles » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: apps, Google's, most, oldest, Popular, remaking, secret, Verge, weapon
Google Maps will soon make navigating city streets a whole lot easier – Digital Trends / / No Comments Digital Trends Google Maps will soon make navigating city streets a whole lot easierDigital TrendsGoogle Maps keeps growing up. Already one of the most popular tools on anyone's smartphone, the navigation app has successfully mapped 220 countries, and helped 1 billion users find their way around. Recently, Google has begun automatically adding …Lost? Google Maps Will Use AR to Show You the WayPCMagGoogle Maps unveils its first-ever augmented reality interface | Ars …Ars TechnicaGoogle reveals a more personal Maps, and a wild augmented reality visionPCWorldTom’s Guide –International Business Times –Google Blog –PocketNowall 68 news... more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: City, digital, Easier, Google, maps, navigating, Soon, Streets, Trends, whole
London Tube map app now also offers a cycle map | road.cc – road.cc / / No Comments road.cc London Tube map app now also offers a cycle map | road.ccroad.ccThe London Tube map app produced by Bappz (link is external) has had a map showing the city's Cycle Superhighways and Quietways added. BikeBiz (link is external) reports that the London Tube Map app started out in 2009 as the first free Tube map …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: also, Cycle, London, offers, road.cc, Tube
Google Maps offers new location-based features to app devs – CNET / / No Comments CNET Google Maps offers new location-based features to app devsCNETThe location-based updates build on the Google Maps "location sharing" feature unveiled last year that lets users reveal their exact location to a contact for a certain period of time. It also lets you share a driving or walking route if you're going …Google Maps user? Beware attackers using URL-sharing to send you to shady sitesZDNetGoogle Maps Is Being Abused by ScammersPCMagGoogle Maps Being Abused By Scammers To Redirect LinksMediaPost Communicationsall 12 news articles » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: CNET, devs, features, Google, locationbased, maps, offers
Snap to change how Snap Map operates in Europe ahead of GDPR – TechCrunch / / No Comments TechCrunch Snap to change how Snap Map operates in Europe ahead of GDPRTechCrunchAnd while users do need to opt in to share their location, the Snap Map feature was actively pushed out as a new feature notification when it launched — meaning the company actively solicited opt-ins from users. Once Snap Map has been enabled, there …Snap latest to pledge data changes ahead of GDPRMobile World Liveall 114 news articles » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: ahead, Change, Europe, GDPR, operates, Snap, TechCrunch
Wheelchair map app aims to help users find path of least resistance – University of Alberta – University Relations / / No Comments University of Alberta – University Relations Wheelchair map app aims to help users find path of least resistanceUniversity of Alberta – University RelationsAn app that identifies the exertion required to navigate the city in a wheelchair won Edmonton's HealthHack competition, part of the 2018 Smart Cities Challenge. “People who use wheelchairs often find the built environment very challenging, and if they … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Aims, Alberta, Find, help, least, Path, Relations, resistance, University, Users, Wheelchair