App tracks public social media posts to create real-time map of flu – MLive.com / / No Comments MLive.com App tracks public social media posts to create real-time map of fluMLive.com"Everyday thousands of people around the globe update social media sites like Facebook and Twitter when they (or someone close to them) get sick," the app explains on its website. "Just as Doppler radar scans the skies for indicators of bad weather … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: create, Media, MLive.com, posts, public, realtime, Social, tracks
How Google Maps Gets Its Remarkably Accurate Real-Time Traffic Data – NDTV / / No Comments NDTV How Google Maps Gets Its Remarkably Accurate Real-Time Traffic DataNDTVGoogle Maps is one of the most popular apps in the world, with well over a billion users. Google collects its mapping data from a wide variety of sources including road sensors, user contributions via Map Maker, and local transport departments, among …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Accurate, data, Gets, Google, maps, NDTV, realtime, Remarkably, Traffic
Carter Center launches near real-time conflict map of Syria – Atlanta Journal Constitution / / No Comments Atlanta Journal Constitution Carter Center launches near real-time conflict map of SyriaAtlanta Journal Constitution“With Syrian peace talks set to resume next week, it's important for the public to have as much information as possible about what is happening on the ground,” Hrair Balian, director of the Center's Conflict Resolution Program, said in a statement … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Atlanta, Carter, Center, conflict, Constitution, Journal, launches, near, realtime, Syria