Do You Live in a 15 Minute City? / / No Comments A 15 Minute City is an urban environment which promotes a sustainable future by ensuring that all the essential needs of individuals can be accessed without having to get in a car or use public transport. These essential needs include such things as grocery stores, health care facilities, cultural attractions, transit stops, educational facilities and leisure activities. Individuals living in a Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: City, live, Minute
Mapping the Growth of a City in 3D / / No Comments Zurich 4D is an interactive 3D map of Switzerland’s largest city. The map was developed by the city’s Building Department in order to provide a freely accessible 3D model of the city. The Zurich 4D map allows you to explore more than 50,000 buildings in Zurich in glorious 3D and is used by the city for planning construction projects, modeling noise pollution, and city planning etc. What Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: City, Growth, Mapping
Is Havana the World’s Least Sexist City ? / / No Comments Geochicas has been at the forefront of efforts around the world to reveal the under-representation of women in street names. Their interactive map Las Calles de las Mujeres explores the ratio of streets named for men and women in a number of cities in Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Bolivia, Cuba, Paraguay, Peru, Italy and Uruguay. The Geochicas map now includes an analysis of street names in 32 Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: City, Havana, least, Sexist, world's
Thank You AQMD for Your More Accurate Air Quality Map and Downloadable App – City Watch / / No Comments Thank You AQMD for Your More Accurate Air Quality Map and Downloadable App City Watch “map app” – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Accurate, AQMD, City, Downloadable, More, quality, Thank, Watch
City of Sioux Falls launches app for citizens to report issues – KSFY / / No Comments City of Sioux Falls launches app for citizens to report issues KSFY The City of Sioux Falls has launched a new way for citizens to engage the city and report issues around town. “map app” – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: citizens', City, falls, issues, KSFY, launches, Report, Sioux
Snapchat and other popular apps with maps were vandalized to label New York City as ‘Jewtropolis’ – Business Insider / / No Comments Business Insider Snapchat and other popular apps with maps were vandalized to label New York City as 'Jewtropolis'Business InsiderSnapchat users discovered on Thursday morning that the app's map labeled New York City as "Jewtropolis." The cause was vandalism of the mapping software from Mapbox, a third-party company that supplies mapping information to Snapchat, StreetEasy, …Hack changes NYC to "Jewtropolis" on major mapping appCBS NewsApparent Map Hack Makes Snapchat, Other Apps Show 'Jewtropolis' Instead of NYCNBC New YorkSnap drops after users discover the app's map labeled New York City as 'Jewtropolis' (SNAP)Markets InsiderGothamist –TechCrunch –The... more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: 'Jewtropolis', apps, Business, City, Insider, label, maps, Popular, Snapchat, vandalized, were, York
Google’s in-house incubator made a Waze-like app for the New York City subway – The Verge / / No Comments The Verge Google's in-house incubator made a Waze-like app for the New York City subwayThe VergeThe app, called Pigeon, is live on Apple's App Store, but access is still limited to those with an invitation code. Its developers say the app can help commuters choose routes that avoid delays and crowds other users report. Google Maps and the MTA's …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: City, Google's, incubator, inhouse, Made, Subway, Verge, Wazelike, York
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