Category: maps

FCC hopes to fix its broadband maps with more precise data

Post author By Randall
Post date August 1, 2019
Categories In broadband, digital opportunity data collection, fcc, gear, government, Internet, mapping, maps, Politics, regulation, rural broadband, rural digital opportunity fund, Tech

[ad_1] On top of this, the FCC is implementing a process to gather public input on the accuracy of internet providers’ maps. This includes a crowdsourcing portal that will take feedback directly from customers as well as local governments. Proposals could also bring in “additional technical standards” for more precise maps as well as the […]

Google Maps speed limits and radar locations arrive in 40 countries

Post author By Randall
Post date May 30, 2019
Categories In gear, Google, googlemaps, maps, police, radar, speedcamera, speedlimit, Tech, Transportation

[ad_1] The features are available in Australia, Brazil, US, Canada, UK, India, Mexico, Russia, Japan, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe, Google […]

Facebook used its AI smarts to build detailed disease prevention maps

Post author By Randall
Post date May 20, 2019
Categories In Ai, Artificial Intelligence, artificialintelligence, demographics, Facebook, gear, Internet, location data, location tracking, locationdata, locationtracking, mapping, maps, medicine, movement, population, Tech

[ad_1] These maps, Facebook suggests, could help health organizations better determine how to handle outbreaks or distribute supplies because they’ll provide insights on where people live and move and whether they are connected. Groups such as the American Red Cross are already using them to determine areas in which people are concentrated and coordinate health […]

Garmin’s latest GPS is designed for off-road explorers

Post author By Randall
Post date May 17, 2019
Categories In 4x4, gadgetry, Gadgets, garmin, gear, gps, maps, offroading, overlander, overlanding, services, Tech, terrain, topography, Transportation

[ad_1] Today, the company has announced the all-terrain Garmin Overlander, an all-in-one GPS designed for people who want to explore the remote regions of the great outdoors. It comes with built-in topography maps for off-grid guidance covering public land boundaries and 4×4 roads in North and South America. The seven-inch touchscreen color device also comes […]

Google Maps lets some users create public events

Post author By Randall
Post date March 24, 2019
Categories In Android, events, gear, Google, Google Maps, Internet, mapping, maps, Mobile, Tech
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[ad_1] It appears to be early days. AP had to wait roughly an hour for an event to show up, and there were issues adding photos outside the event header. We’d add that Google’s warning about regional limitations appears to hold true. Public events weren’t an option when checking in Canada, for instance. We’ve asked […]