Virtual Reality OpenStreetMap

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osm4vr is a virtual reality world built using OpenStreetMap map tiles and building footprints. Using osm4vr with a VR headset you can explore the world in virtual reality. Alternatively, if you don’t have access to a headset you can simply fly around the world in your browser instead.Most of the 3d buildings are created using OSM building footprints with building heights, so the graphics can be Maps Mania… more →
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How a fitness app revealed military secrets — and the new reality of data collection – Vox

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Vox How a fitness app revealed military secrets — and the new reality of data collectionVoxOver the weekend, news broke that a fitness-centered social media app called Strava had quietly, inadvertently divulged the locations of secret military bases around the world via its recently updated global “heat map.” Anyone wearing a fitness tracker …New map uses app data to show where Chicagoans like to run, ride bikesChicago Sun-TimesAll your base are belong to us: Strava exercise app maps military sites, reveals where spies jogThe RegisterFitness App Releases Data, Accidentally Reveals Top-Secret Military InformationBrinkwire (press release)all 10 news articles » map... more →
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A Snapchat patent application would map the world in an augmented reality database – The Verge

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The Verge A Snapchat patent application would map the world in an augmented reality databaseThe VergeA Snapchat patent application shows off one idea for displaying smoother augmented reality images while using less processing power: build a giant image database, detect where a user is looking, and insert digital objects that you've pre-placed to look …and more » map app – Google News… more →
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