Tag Archives: Maps
Google Maps with Multi-touch available in the Market
Recently the new version of Google Maps show up in the Android Market and asks for an update. The current version is called 3.4 and includes Multi-touch as amazing new feature for Map navigation. Now it is really convenient to … Continue reading
Posted in Android
Tagged 2 finger gestures, Android, apps, gestures, google maps mobile, Maps, multi-touch, multitouch, Pinch to zoom
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Google switched completely to TeleAtlas
Google switched their underlying map data to TeleAtlas for their whole branch of products. Now Google Earth, Google Maps, Local Search and Google’s mobile solution using Teleatlas for their underlying data. Many see this as logical step after the acquisition … Continue reading
Finding Addresses in Austria
I have tried to compare the big three search engines, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Live in their functionality and usability for finding address locations. Address Geocoding is an important field of the GeoWeb and should be not problem for these … Continue reading
Posted in GeoWeb
Tagged address, address geocoding, experiment, find, geocoding, geoweb, locate, Map, Maps, Search, search engines, test
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Google Maps with voice search
Typing on a mobile device my be very cumbersome. Google also recognized this disadvantage and provide a voice search for Google Maps for mobile devices. They give a short tutorial how to do voice search. unfortunately it is only available … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Mobile, Web
Tagged Google Maps, Maps, Mobile, Phone, Search, voice recognition, Voice Service
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Nokia Maps for Desktop?
Nokia is planning opening up Nokia Maps for the Desktop and synchronizing information between desktop and mobile phone. Therefore they are working on a browser frontend for their maps and navigation service Nokia Maps, which is optimized for the PC. … Continue reading
Satellite Images: Austria in HD
Searching the own home place with Google Earth or Google Maps is definitively one of the most popular activities for many users. “Geoimage-Austria” has provided Google with new imagery for Burgenland, Upper Austria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Salzburg. All data is … Continue reading
Follow Where 2.0
There are already some videos about Where 2.0 conference online. To view these go to: http://where.blip.tv One very interesting talk is from Adrian Holovaty, who was talking about: “Everyblock: A Newsfeed for your Block”. In the end of his presentation … Continue reading
Posted in Event, GeoWeb
Tagged Maps, personal maps, personalisation, standard maps, take control, Where 2.0
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Face-blurring in StreetView
Google has recently updated their StreetView data for Manhatten. Beside some improvements in image quality, Google has implemented automatic face-blurring technology. Form the screenshot you can see that it works really nice. It blurs the faces, but doesn’t detract too … Continue reading
Posted in GeoWeb, Google
Tagged australia, Europe, face-blurring, Google, legal, manhatten, Maps, Streetview
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Streetview & Driving Directions
Today Google has integrated Streetview in Google Maps routing. If you generate a routing inside a city with Streetview you can see a camera. With a click on this camera a Streetview window is comming up where the street scene … Continue reading
Google Maps offline for iPhone
Google Maps are one of the most useful applications for mobile devices. Google Maps is relatively fast and easy to use. Apple has preinstalled an Google Maps application on their iPhone. For all people, who do not have a flat-rate … Continue reading
