Thursday, March 8th, 2012
A very interesting factoid has been revealed in the newly-released iPhoto for iOS: Apple isn’t using Google Maps. More specifically, Apple is using its own mapping technology to provide map tiles in its brand new photo editing app. There have been...
Friday, February 24th, 2012
Before our Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation devices can inform us where we are, the satellites that form the GPS need to know precisely where they themselves are. For that, they rely on a network of sites...
Saturday, November 26th, 2011
A GPS-based technology which will alert train drivers about an approaching signal during foggy weather conditions will be installed in all passenger and freight trains in Delhi division from the end of this month. The 'fog safe...
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
The New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries has developed a smartphone fishing application that notes the user's location via GPS positioning and provides detailed information regarding their location, including rules and other notices. This application won the Wireless...
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
A combination of Esri Australia’s world-leading mapping software and a University of Western Australia (UWA) bushfire simulator, the Bushfire Spread Prediction Tool uses data such as a fire’s location, weather forecasts, and topographical and vegetation type, to...
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, will demonstrate the power of NAVTEQ® map data and location content at the OZRI 2011 User...
