Why the Spanish Like Vertical Living / / No Comments Spaniards like living in apartments. In fact Spain has one of the highest percentages of apartment dwellers in the world. Only in South Korea do more people live in collective dwellings. There are historical reasons why so many Spaniards live in apartment buildings. You can learn more about the historical causes of Spain’s vertical living in El Diario’s story map Spain lives in flats: why we Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: like, Living, Spanish, Vertical
Google Maps beta adds iOS 12 CarPlay support, here’s what it looks like – 9to5Mac / / No Comments 9to5Mac Google Maps beta adds iOS 12 CarPlay support, here's what it looks like9to5MacEarlier today, we reported that Waze has started beta testing CarPlay integration. Now, someone has posted screenshots of the Google Maps app in beta, which features CarPlay integration (a new feature available in iOS 12). iOS 12 third-party navigation …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: 9to5Mac, Adds, Beta, CarPlay, Google, Here's, like, looks, maps, Support
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
‘Gruesome’ app is like Pokémon Go for murders – New York Post / / No Comments New York Post 'Gruesome' app is like Pokémon Go for murdersNew York PostRolled out in time for Halloween, Gruesome Gotham transports users to the grisly crime scenes of six salacious slayings committed on the streets of Victorian-era New York City. Getting in on the gorefest is easy. After you download the free app, a map … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: 'Gruesome', like, murders, Pokémon, Post, York
Map apps like Waze ‘turning quiet London streets into polluted rat runs’ – Evening Standard / / No Comments Evening Standard Map apps like Waze 'turning quiet London streets into polluted rat runs'Evening StandardDrivers who use super-accurate smartphone apps to avoid traffic are turning quiet streets into polluted rat runs, residents claim. Those living in cut-throughs say traffic jams and accidents are increasing because motorists are avoiding congested … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: 'turning, apps, Evening, into, like, London, polluted, quiet, runs', Standard, Streets, Waze