Find GPS coordinates in Google Maps
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010I’m getting ready to take take a long road trip so I’ve been entering locations and routes into my Garmin GPS. Using the Garmin RoadTrip software without any additional maps on my Mac, the only way to enter a location is by entering actual GPS�coordinates. I�use Google Maps too, and oddly enough the GPS�coordinates are not displayed automatically there. Hmmm. A�quick search produced this cool …
Are Google Maps and GPS bad for our brains?
Saturday, June 5th, 2010Just before dawn on the morning of Jan. 19, 2009, a Los Angeles woman named Lauren Rosenberg was hit by a car while crossing a four-lane highway in Park City, Utah. Last month, more than a year after the accident, she filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming that the route for her walk had been s… Google Maps - Google - Searching - Search Engines - Maps
Q&A: What do you do when GPS or online maps are wrong?
Thursday, May 27th, 2010Reader Paul Stokes writes: “I read with interest your article ‘Massive GPS upgrade under way.’ I am in a brand-new subdivision and cannot be found on any of the map sites such as Google Maps. While it would seem that this could be a good thing, it turns out that it isnt. When I want any work done at my house or deliveries made, I have to give directions over the phone. I have contacted Google …
Google Maps Turn-by-Turn Navigation Coming to iPhone [GPS]
Friday, April 23rd, 2010# gps Google says they’re bringing Google Maps Navigation, their free turn-by-turn GPS app, to the iPhone. Previously only available for Android phones, the excellent total GPS replacement is finally on its way for iPhone users. Not much else is known, including when it’ll be available. More��
Using GPS To Tag Potholes (NPR)
Friday, March 5th, 2010Ben Berkowitz, cofounder and CEO of SeeClickFix.com, a startup that helps citizens connect to city officials by allowing them to tag locations of graffiti, potholes or crime using smart phones and Google Maps, discusses the program.
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