The Reason why Greenwich Prime Meridian Moved


The Prime Meridian has moved. Who knew? In 1884 the international community set the Earth's prime meridian,  the north-south line marking zero degrees longitude,  should pass through...

Foursquare Links to OpenStreetMap with Editing Tools


Foursquare has deepened its links with OSM and MapBox by affixing an edit map option on its site. This feature relays consumers directly to the wiki map service’s web editor. Foursquare officially...

Google Maps Engine Lite beta lets amateurs craft their own location sets

Google Maps Engine Lite beta lets amateurs import their own points of interest

Pros have long had access to Google Maps Engine if they need to highlight anything from local stores to natural resources. Today, Google is catering to the rest of us would-be cartographers with a beta for Google Maps Engine Lite. The web service lets everyday users draw objects and import locations for their own reference, whether it's plotting favorite hiking trails or pinpointing worthwhile places on an upcoming vacation. Map makers can stylize the maps and share them with others, if they like -- the Lite label mostly limits users to "small" spreadsheet imports and a maximum of three data sets for comparisons. As long as you can live within those prescribed boundaries, you can try the slimmed down engine right now.

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Google Earth, Maps get new high-res aerial and satellite imagery

Google Earth, Maps get new high-res aerial and satellite imagery

3D City View for iOS isn't the only update from the Google Maps and Earth team this week, they've also spruced up their services with new imagery. Fresh high-resolution aerial and satellite photos have been added for a roster of 25 cities and 72 countries or regions, ranging from Antelope Wells, New Mexico to Zimbabwe. In addition, seven international locales and 21 US cities received the 45-degree view treatment, letting you gaze at skylines from a different perspective. The maps are already available, so you can peruse new satellite images of London's Olympic Park and Village just in time for the festivities. For the full list of areas with crisper cartographic visuals, check out the source below.

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Bing Maps More Than Doubles Its Satellite and Aerial Photography Database


Bing Maps has announced that it has massively increased its aerial and satellite photography database. Previously there was 129 TB of total aerial data in the Bing Maps database. The recent update...