Unlike many of us, the Indian government doesn’t think much of Google‘s mapping services. The country’s mapping and surveying agency, Survey of India, urged citizens to stop relying on Google Maps and Google Earth, saying neither has been authenticated by the government, reported Business Standard. To encourage this, the SoI made its own maps available …
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Google published its first Street View images on Google Maps back in May 2007, making this the 10th anniversary of that important feature. Since then, Google says in a celebratory blog post Tuesday, the company has published Street View images of 83 countries, and its mapping vans, equipped with 360-degree cameras, have covered 10 million miles. “Larry [Page] kicked off …
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We’ve all done it: walked back into a massive parking lot and realising you’ve no idea where your car is. Fortunately Google Maps for Android and iOS now gets you out of a tight spot by saving your space. Tap the blue dot in the app and there’s now an option to record the location where you’ve left your car. …
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Not understanding a foreign language can be one of the most challenging things about traveling abroad. This can be especially disconcerting when using a service like Google Maps to find a local restaurant or shop only to discover that all the reviews are in a different language. Google Maps has made all this easier with a feature that translates the …
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Mobile devices mean never having to memorize anyone’s phone number. If you’re an iPhone user, you can now feel free to forget where you’ve been too. A new Google Maps feature has finally arrived on Apple’s iOS that’ll help you remember your previous locations. Starting Tuesday, Your Timeline for Google Maps will enable iOS users to see a daily snapshot …
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It’s time to get started with that New Year’s resolution you’ve put on hold for three months already. Google on Thursday said it will now let people book fitness classes in the US using search, maps or its “Reserve with Google” website. On Google Maps and in search, you can look up a specific gym and click to see the …
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Google can tell you if your house gets enough sunlight for you to go solar. Google launched Project Sunroof two years ago but it covered only San Francisco, Fresno and Boston. Now, it covers all 50 states, though not every inch of every state. According to Google, it has analyzed 60 million buildings and determined that 79 percent of rooftops …
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Apple‘s built-in navigation app may be popular (possibly because it’s, well, pre-installed on every iPhone), but it might not be the best navigation app for you. Luckily, you have plenty of options for your mobile navigation needs, from general mapping apps like Google Maps to specialized public transit apps like Transit. If you’re not sold on Apple Maps’ 3D flyover …
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A small but convenient update to Google Maps — on Android only — will let you call up information such as a curated list of nearby restaurants as well as real-time traffic and public transit information by simply swiping up on your home screen. These aren’t new capabilities, Google just made them more quickly accessible, with what looks like a …
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Photos… from… spaaaaaaaace. I’m going to assume you’ve checked out satellite photos of your house. Why wouldn’t you, right? Depending where you live, the image resolution might be high enough for you to make out the car in your driveway. DigitalGlobe is one of the main purveyors of satellite photos, pictures taken with telescopes in orbit and beamed down from …
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