Let’s Map Traffic Incidents… Again / / No Comments This blog has been around for a while (twenty one years currently) so it isn’t too uncommon for me to revisit old topics and demos and rebuild them. I think today’s post may be something of an outlier though. Way back in 2010, early 2010, I built a Proof of Content 911 Viewer that wrapped a local police department’s web site, lafayette911.org. Note the cute disclaimer at the bottom of the site saying you have to ask permission to link to it. Tell me you don’t know how the internet works without telling me you don’t know how it works. Anyway, back in 2010 I used Yahoo Pipes (pour one out for a cool as heck web service) to scrape the data and store it in a database.... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: Again, Incidents, Lets, Traffic
Google Maps for Android now lets you set an ‘app language’ that differs from device settings – 9to5Google / / No Comments Google Maps for Android now lets you set an ‘app language’ that differs from device settings 9to5Google Google rolls out support for ‘app language’ for Google Maps Gadgets Now Google Maps now allows a different in-app language to be set Android Police Google Maps Now Lets You Set App Language Different From Device Settings Android Headlines Google Maps for Android Now Lets You Change In-App Language Without Affecting the Phone’s Settings News18 View Full Coverage on Google News “map app” – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: 9to5Google, Android, app', device, differs, from, Google, Language, Lets, maps, settings
Google Maps lets you manage your public profile from the Android app – Engadget / / No Comments Google Maps lets you manage your public profile from the Android app Engadget Google Maps Has Super App Ambitions Morning Brew Google Maps Finally Lets Users Edit Their Public Profiles via the App NDTV Google Maps app finally lets you manage your own profile PhoneArena Google Maps Now Lets You Control What’s Public From Within The App Mashable India View full coverage on Google News “map app” – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Android, Engadget, from, Google, Lets, manage, maps, profile, public
Google’s updated Maps app lets you bike, train, ride-share there – Fox Business / / No Comments Google’s updated Maps app lets you bike, train, ride-share there Fox Business Google Maps will now let users combine transit directions with biking and ride-sharing The Verge Google Maps finally lets you plan ‘mixed modes’ travel Mashable Google Maps announces new “Mixed Modes” tool for multi-part commutes USA TODAY Google Maps Introduces Its “Mixed Modes” Function for Multipart Journeys HYPEBEAST View full coverage on Google News “map app” – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: bike, Business, Google's, Lets, maps, rideshare, there, train, updated
Google Maps lets you see how fast you’re driving. Here’s how – CNET / / No Comments Google Maps lets you see how fast you’re driving. Here’s how CNET Google has been busy updating Google Maps in the past month, first rolling out speed limit indicators and then speed camera alerts. The latest feature to join … “map app” – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: CNET, driving, Fast, Google, Here's, Lets, maps, You're
Google now lets you order food without a delivery app – The Verge / / No Comments Google now lets you order food without a delivery app The Verge Hey! Google Search, Maps and Assistant Apps Now Help Deliver Your Meals The Spoon Google Assistant, Maps And Search Now Let You Order Food Sans App Hot Hardware You can order food with Google Assistant, Search, and Maps without needing delivery apps XDA Developers Quit downloading too many apps: Google now lets you order food directly via Search & Maps Economic Times View full coverage on Google News “map app” – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: delivery, food, Google, Lets, order, Verge, without
Google launches a kids’ map app that lets them explore 3D imagery of the Himalayas – TechCrunch / / No Comments TechCrunch Google launches a kids' map app that lets them explore 3D imagery of the HimalayasTechCrunchGoogle today released a new application designed to get kids to explore the world using maps and 3D imagery. The new app, which the company describes as “an experiment,” takes advantage of Google Maps' 3D imagery of the Himalayas but combines it …Map app by Google lets kids explore HimalayasJakarta PostGoogle's new Android map app 'Verne The Himalayas' lets kids explore the Himalayas as a yetiInternational Business Times UKGoogle's kids' map app lets them explore Himalayas in 3DETtech.comBGR –YouTube –Google Play –Google... more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Explore, Google, Himalayas, imagery, kids', launches, Lets, TechCrunch, Them
Flaw in maps app Waze lets hackers track you – Telegraph.co.uk / / No Comments Engadget Flaw in maps app Waze lets hackers track youTelegraph.co.ukMillions of drivers that use the app to monitor traffic jams in real time and find the best route to their destination are at risk of being tracked if Google doesn't fix the hole. To demonstrate the flaw, researchers at the University of California …Waze Hackers Have You in Their SightsTech News Todayall 25 news articles » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Flaw, hackers, Lets, maps, Telegraph.co.uk, Track, Waze