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Cowen and Co. argues that Google Maps surpasses rivals in features and will help give the company dominant mobile search share.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday agreed to delay when it will issue new flood maps for Illinois, putting the state on the same timetable as Missouri.

In the 2005 movie “Domino,” a character curses MapQuest for making him late and the words “never again” are used. Now, as a new study crowns Google Maps a sort of leader in this field, a lot of folks seem to have taken similar oaths regarding Live Search Maps and Yahoo Maps. read more

SOFTWARE JUGGERNAUT Microsoft has managed to map Buenos Aires, Argentina before Google Maps. As the local press went bonkers over the launch of the Argentine version of Livemaps, we decided to try it out, only to find it fully works on Microsoft’s IE and sports half-finished translations.

Antique maps of Malta recently acquired by the government will go on public display for the first time this Saturday during Notte Bianca. The Ganado Map Collection will be exhibited at the Auberge de Castille.

Cowen & Co. , an industry analyst firm that specializes in covering Web services, released a statement today discussing its findings on the success of online mapping solutions. To no one’s surprise, the analyst found that Google Maps is the de facto leader in the space, while its rivals, Yahoo Maps, MapQuest, and Live Search Maps have slipped well behind Google. According to the analyst, …

Model HMC5843 chip-scale compass IC with 3-axis magnetic sensors enables display of compassing, pointing, and heading information, regardless of angle device is being held, enabling user to more easily and intuitively read digital maps. It incorporates 12 bit A/D converter and I2C serial bus interface in 4 x 4 x 1.3 mm SMT package. Interface allows for integration into devices with personal …

Following a record US$25 spike in the price of a barrel of oil, Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons has released a series of city maps which show how well, or badly, New Zealand’s suburban populations are prepared for rising oil prices.

Our latest maps of homes that sold in Bakersfield from July 28 to Aug. 3 are ready to see. Because the sales for that week include days from two months, you’ll find updates to both the July map and the August map. We regularly publish single-family home sale transactions that occurred between individuals, as well as foreclosures.

Google has released a few updates to its Google Maps Mobile (GMM) including Street View, Walking Directions, and a more accurate MyLocation circle.

Last week, I was looking for a business in NYC. I knew the location, but I wasn’t 100% sure of the name of the business. Instead of guessing local businesses, I relied on Google Street View for some assistance. After all, you could see the local businesses after they’ve been captured by Google’s Street View cars by going to Google Maps. Or so I thought. I went to the location I needed to …

It’s not perfect, but we love the idea. One modder connected his Wiimote to Google Maps’ Street View, allowing the Wiimote to track his jogging in place to guide him through the streets of Tokyo. As…

Google has primary used two sources of data for their Google Maps product. Google announced in a Google Groups thread, that they are going to be sticking with just one source for the foreseeable future. That source is Tele Atlas. Maps Guide Adam explained that Tele Atlas powered Google Maps API and Google Maps for Mobile fully and will now power Google Maps fully. Adam explains that you …

Hurricane Ike is set to hit Galveston, Texas late Friday night. Forecasters fear the flooding from the surge could be devastating. Here, we present worst-case scenario storm surge maps provided to Wired Science by a risk management firm.

Wondering how many playas are in your backyard? New maps are available from the Playa Lakes Joint Venture that pinpoint the locations of more than 60,000 playa wetlands in 155 counties across six states in the region. All 155 maps are available for download from the PLJV website.

As sat-navs eat into the sales of traditional maps, top publisher Philips has come up with a neat innovation on its 2009 editions. MapEasy sees each atlas bundled with transparent write-on, wipe-off sheets to help drivers plan their route.

Web site OnionMap hosts interactive, high-resolution tourist maps of popular destination cities across the globe. From New York to Tokyo and San Francisco to London, OnionMap brings the look and feel…

GREENSBORO Abnormal is all right. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map says its abnormally dry in these parts and thats abnormally good compared with the past 15 months. Look back through the U.S. Drought Monitor maps, and Guilford County is shaded by one color or another every week since May 8, 2007. The last time that color was mostly yellow abnormally dry was July 3, 2007. In …

Hurricane Watch 2008 New maps that help forecast possible impacts and damages to coastal communities from Hurricane Ike can be accessed online. http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/ike/ . A Google Earth file is also available. Users can download it to display some of the data used to assess coastal vulnerability. …

According to Nokia, its Nokia Maps, features GPS functionality and location based services. It also features on-screen maps of more than 160 countries and various points of interest. Users can view different perspectives, including satellite images, street maps, or combinations of the two.

The ORIGINAL recording and video of Ted Leo covering Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Since U Been Gone’ mixed with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs ‘Maps’.

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Anyone wanting to learn about where $1 billion in U.S. aid is going is in luck; although the info might have been more relevant when Russian tanks were still rolling around, Google’s finally added some data to its maps of Georgia. read more

Staff Reporter LAPLACE The St. John Council has voted unanimously to reject advisory base flood elevation maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with the hope of getting approval of updated maps used by insurance companies for flood insurance premiums.

The Metropolitan Police have started a Web site offering the neighborhood maps in an effort to improve public safety and fulfill a pledge by Mayor Boris Johnson.

The crime mapping project uses Google Maps technology combined with Met police crime data, highlighting London boroughs with above or below average crime rates and comparing rates for different months and years.

Maps showing the numbers of muggings, burglaries and vehicle break-ins across London are made available online.

Those anticipating a fall vacation in the Caribbean and southern USA are keeping an eye on weather maps and checking cancellation fine print.

When Google Maps redesigned a couple months back, many users became extremely upset. Why? Because Google pulled a few features that users felt were critical to the mapping product. Those features included the ability to reorder the your destinations and also the time it takes to go between point A, B, C and so on. Google’s Maps Guide Brian has announced in a Google Groups thread that …

At the end of July Google Maps introduced an updated design and some new features. But it also removed some features, including the ability to drag and reorder destinations (e.g., for a multi-city trip). That capability is now back, according to SERountable . Google has added travel time between destinations as well. Click to continue reading… …

The map-centric HappyMedian.com , recently listed in PC Magazine’s “Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites,” plots destinations for friends in various locations to meet, whether they’re angling for a restaurant, coffeehouse, movie theater or other venue.

London yesterday became the first major UK city to provide crime data to the public in the form of an online mapping service. The service specifies rates of particular types of crime - burglaries, robberies and vehicle offences - and provides data down to sub-ward level.

Music video by Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing Maps: Live At The Fillmore S.F.
with Lance Bangs, Shawn Kim, Stephen Berger, Marcienne Friesland
(C) 2004 Interscope Records

(IsraelNN.com) The army has drastically improved its maps and information about Lebanon since the end of the Second Lebanon War in 2006, according to a report published in The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.

In the wake of the possible landfall of Tropical Storm Hanna along the coasts of Georgia or South Carolina, we have compiled links to evacuation details and maps for Georgia and South Carolina.

This year MAPS moved the fall pancake breakfast to Sept. 7, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the facility, 2260 International Parkway, off Massillon Rd. The breakfast is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12 with tickets purchased at the door. This will include pancakes,sausage,juice,milk and coffee.

The Google Earth and Google Maps blog describes and shows how to find the latitude and longitude coordinates for a place using the software or the site….

More people die from auto acci dents on New Jersey’s roadways each year than from any other kind of unintentional injury, but the odds of survival are far better here than for drivers nationally, a new state health department report said.

Galactic hitchhikers visiting our solar system, if they exist, would probably love to get their hands on a new guide that puts GPS to shame.

If you’re using an ATT Tilt (HTC 8925) with Windows Mobile 6.0, you may run into a slight problem when trying to install Google Maps for Mobile. At least four separate reports have come in that indicate that there’s an issue with the application installation on that particular phone. According to reports, when you try to install the application, you’ll receive an error message: The archive …

A planetary map-mapmaker targets Mercury and the moons of Saturn.

London, September 1 : The May 12 earthquake in Sichuan, China, that claimed the lives of more than 65,000 people, has forced geologists to think that similar regions may also be in danger and that seismic hazard maps should be redrawn as a result.

Researchers at the University of Manchester and Dolby Canada have developed a way to create “accurate enough” 3D texture models using only a high resolution flash camera and special software. The result is a very fast and inexpensive way to produce 3D surface texture maps which are accurate enough to “fool the eye” most of the time.