Google today said that it’s open-sourced Cartographer, a library for mapping movement in space in both 2D and 3D. the technology works with the open source Robot Operating System (ROS), which makes ...

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Cartography has evolved from the traditional craft of hand‐drawing maps to a data‐intensive, computer‐aided discipline that underpins modern geographic information systems (GIS). This transformation ...

If you have been following the development of Google Maps over the years, you are probably familiar with the Trekker, the backpack that includes a complete Street View camera setup for mapping ...

GPS navigation systems are an essential fixture in most cars today, but when technology fails, many people still turn to print maps. That’s helping a local spin-off company from University of ...

In May 2013, Google's vice president took to stage and announced that Google was aiming to build "a perfect map of the world". An honourable notion with almost utopian connotations -- and why ...

Recently I was perusing the maps as we prepared to head to Stately Willard Manor West. It’s out there near the “Left Coast.” Basically, we drive down and turn right. Those directions seem to make ...