Category Archives: Mapping

Google will ignore your Wi-Fi router … if you rename it

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Chris Wiser

Google has offered to ignore Wi-Fi hotspots that have been renamed with a trailing "_nomap" to let the snoops know what you don't want them to know. Google logs the location of Wi-Fi routers to aid its location pinpointing services. … Continue reading →

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Google Maps to charge for usage

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Chris Wiser

From 1 January 2012, Google will charge for the Google Maps API service when more than the limit of 25,000 map "hits" are made in a day. Websites, especially travel firms, use Google Maps to link customers to a view … Continue reading →

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Google to Start Charging for Excess Use of the Maps API

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Chris Wiser

The Google Maps API, perhaps the API 'that started it all' is not going to be free anymore for developers that pass a certain usage threshold. Small time developers and websites should not be affected, but those running a more … Continue reading →

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Google Maps Launches Helicopter View of Your Route

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Chris Wiser

Google has added a 3D aerial route preview option to its Google Maps product. With the new feature, Google Maps users can fly alongside routes to get a birds-eye view of directions while planning road trips, biking excursions, hiking trips or regular city … Continue reading →

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Google+ Allows You to Share Maps

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Chris Wiser

Google has added a feature that allows users to share directions, hotel information and other content from Google Maps to its social network, Google+. Specifically, Google has added support for +snippets in Maps. +Snippets, which rolled out in August, adds a link, description and … Continue reading →

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Google Maps for Android Now Lets You Add Photos to Reviews

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Chris Wiser

Google Maps for Android has been updated to version 5.10.0, which brings two new nifty features: the ability to attach photos to Place reviews and the option to see Places you’ve rated with 4 or 5 stars in your map view. … Continue reading →

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Nokia Maps finds a new home on iPhone

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Chris Wiser

Sick of Google Maps’ slow progress on the iPhone? Tired of waiting for Apple’s much-rumoured own brand mapping solution? Nokia has just the thing: It’s opening up Nokia Maps to work on almost any mobile browser, and the experience on an … Continue reading →

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Weather layer added to Google Maps

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Chris Wiser

Google has added a nifty new weather layer to the web version of Google Maps. As well as giving you an overview of the weather for any location you search for, if you're zoomed out far enough you'll see a … Continue reading →

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MarineTraffic.com – Live Ships Map

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Chris Wiser

MarineTraffic.com  is a live map showing the location of shipping of 299 GT (gross tonnage ) or over. Sounds boring but in fact it’s a totally awesome mashup of data. You can zoom into your local coast and see what’s pottering about or … Continue reading →

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