Meet Language Explorer: Google’s New Open-Source Linguistic Atlas / / No Comments Google Research’s Language Explorer, is a new interactive map that anyone can use to explore the world’s languages.Mapping the World’s TonguesThe interface of the Language Explorer is built around a highly responsive interactive map. Users can dive into the data in several ways:Spatial Discovery: You can use the map to zoom into a specific region – like the Highlands of Papua New Guinea or the Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: atlas, Explorer, Google's, Language, Linguistic, meet, opensource
Open-source mapping company Mapbox acquires passive fitness app-maker Human for its anonymized data – MobiHealthNews / / No Comments MobiHealthNews Open-source mapping company Mapbox acquires passive fitness app-maker Human for its anonymized dataMobiHealthNewsSan Francisco-based Mapbox, an open-source mapping platform, has acquired fitness-tracking app Human, which allows users to track activity all day and aggregates the data anonymously to create information about cities. Human is a passive app with a … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: acquires, anonymized, appmaker, Company, data, fitness, Human, MapBox, Mapping, MobiHealthNews, opensource, passive