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Bing Maps Gets a Developer SDK
Microsoft may be a few lengths back in the race to win the online mapping prize, but you can never count Redmond out. The company released an SDK for Bing Maps on Monday, allowing developers to create...
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MapQuest U.K Teams Up With OpenStreetMap
The grandaddy of online mapping sites is turning to an open source library for its cartography data. Mapquest, which is owned by AOL, launched a new beta site Friday that uses data from OpenStreetMap....
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Beautiful Websites: Stamen’s Pretty Maps
We’ve seen some colorful map mashups in the past, like Hypercities and HeatMap, but few are as abstract and beautiful to look at as Stamen Design’s Pretty Maps. The aptly-named app pulls sets of...
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Personalize Your Map With a Custom Map Marker
If you’re adding a map to your website, why settle for the vanilla design when you can customize it and leave your own personal mark? This tutorial will show you how to create a custom map from...
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OpenStreetBlock Gives Geodata the Human Touch
Location-based web services are all the rage right now, but for most of us the actual geographic location isn’t very interesting — do you know where “40.737813,-73.997887″ is off the top of your head?...
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iPhoto for iOS Abandons Google Maps in Favor of OpenStreetMap
Google Maps vs Apple's custom maps. Note the increased road/path detail from OpenStreetMap visible in the Apple version of this map of Vienna, Austria.Apple has given Google Maps the heave-ho for...
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Google Drops the Price of Google Maps
Google Maps versus Apple's new custom maps on iOS.After several high-profile defections, Google is backpedaling somewhat on its coming fees for using the Google Maps API. The company has significantly...
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Flickr Partners With Nokia for Better Maps
Flickr’s new maps (right) are a considerable improvement over the old. Image: Flickr Photo sharing website Flickr is showing off some nice-looking new maps with considerably more detail than previous...
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Google Street View Dives Into the Great Barrier Reef
Google Street View: Sunset over the Great Barrier Reef. Image: Screenshot/Webmonkey Google Maps’ Street View feature long ago left the street, with “street views” of hiking trails, tours through famous...
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Google Throws iOS a Bone With Street View for Mobile
The Wired Offices in Google Street View on iOS 6. Image: Screenshot/Webmonkey. Disgruntled iPhone users pining for the good old days of Google Maps have one small thing to celebrate today — Google...
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