GPS & Mapping

Latest GPS & Mapping

• The One Big Tech Innovation I Never Saw Coming

  Over the years, I've had some success forecasting the future of tech. But there is one application I saw in the mid-1990s that I could not wrap my mind around.

  7 years, 8 months By Tim Bajarin
• A9.com Maps (beta)

  A9.com Maps, still in beta, gives users an innovative, street-level view of the sites they're looking for.

  7 years, 11 months By PCMag UK
• AOL Local

  AOL Local gives you the info you need to reach your destination, but not much more.

  7 years, 11 months By PCMag UK
• Google Local

  The accurate and beautifully rendered mapping and imagery is addictive, but sometimes you'll find yourself wishing for that magical trove of results found with nothing more than a keyword at Google.com.

  7 years, 11 months By PCMag UK
• Windows Live Local

  See a bird's-eye view and roam near and far with this free but potent Web application.

  7 years, 11 months By PCMag UK
• Yahoo! Local Maps (beta)

  Yahoo! Local Maps Beta is clean, intuitive, and works fairly well—and it's still only a beta.

  7 years, 11 months By PCMag UK
• Get Directions From Mario Inside Google Maps

  In honor of National Mario Day, Google has collaborated with Nintendo to let your favorite favorite fictional plumber take over Maps and guide you on all your road trips.

  8 years, 2 months By Angela Moscaritolo
• Google Maps Teardown Reveals Battery Stats Sharing

  Soon tracking someone's location in real-time using Google Maps could include knowing if their phone is about to die.

  8 years, 3 months By Matthew Humphries
• Annoying Commute? Let Liam Neeson Show You the Way on Waze

  The actor can be your co-pilot this holiday season. Just don't let him guide you off a bridge. Or find people who cut you off and kill them.

  8 years, 5 months By Angela Moscaritolo
• Hungry? Google Will Soon Show Restaurant Wait Times

  Google is calculating wait times by analyzing data from its location history program.

  8 years, 6 months By Michael Kan
• WhatsApp Introduces 'Live Location' Tracking Feature

  Live Location is end-to-end encrypted, so while your friends can see where you are, snoops trying to sleuth your whereabouts will come up empty.

  8 years, 7 months By Angela Moscaritolo
• Collect Google Street View Pics With $3,500 Insta360 Pro

  Mount the camera to a vehicle, control it with the Street View app, and upload 360-degree content directly to Google's platform.

  8 years, 7 months By Angela Moscaritolo
• Google Maps Adds 'Questions & Answers' Section

  Wondering whether the business you're planning to visit offers a group discount? Now you can crowdsource the answer via Google Maps.

  8 years, 9 months By Angela Moscaritolo
• Google Expeditions App Now Supports Solo Trips

  Google is adding a solo mode to Expeditions for Android, so anyone can visit the Taj Mahal or Machu Picchu in virtual reality, whenever they like.

  8 years, 10 months By Angela Moscaritolo
• Become a 'Voyager' With Updated Google Earth

  The real star of the new Google Earth, now on Chrome and Android, is Voyager, which the company calls 'a showcase of interactive guided tours.'

  9 years, 1 month By Chandra Steele