Google reportedly acquiring satellite start-up Skybox

No stranger to big acquisitions, Google is said to be interested in Satellite start-up Skybox. The deal, reportedly worth $1 billion, would roll the service in-house, and likely keep a … Continue reading

Nokia HERE Traffic: Inside the team tracking America’s roads

The fastest route isn’t necessarily the shortest, and that’s something Nokia’s HERE Traffic group has discovered when it comes to tracking congestion across the US road network. Every day the team uses … Continue reading

Inside the Nokia HERE HD Maps putting Google on notice

Where exactly am I? That’s the question Nokia is facing, not in its position following the Microsoft deal that will see it shed its phone business, but in how it’s … Continue reading

For autonomous cars, driving dumb is key

Self-driving cars may need to show some self-restraint when it comes to their “better than human” reflexes and abilities, the Nokia HERE team working on autonomous vehicle technologies suggests, if … Continue reading

Yahoo Maps gets indoor mapping from Nokia HERE

Yahoo! Maps has added indoor venue mapping, raising its challenge to Google Maps by including internal navigation for more than 75,000 buildings worldwide. The new feature, provided by Nokia’s HERE … Continue reading

Google Maps Gallery gives deep data room to shine

Google has launched Google Maps Gallery, a digital interactive atlas to showcase some of the ways charities, historic sites, galleries, businesses, and others have been creating custom mapping. The showcase … Continue reading

Nokia HERE Maps for Windows 8.1 release imminent

Nokia HERE Maps for Windows 8.1 will soon be available for all Windows 8.1 devices, the Finnish firm has confirmed, having previously been an exclusive for Nokia’s own Lumia 2520 … Continue reading

Google Project Tango will 3D map the whole world with hiDOF

Today Google announced Project Tango, delivered first as a smartphone that’s able to scan the world around it in real time. This phone knows its position in space in real … Continue reading

Yes, MapQuest Still Exists — And It Has an Awesome New Mobile App

Yes, MapQuest Still Exists — And It Has an Awesome New Mobile App

Remember MapQuest? It’s got a set of new mobile apps with clever, handy features that set it apart from other mapping and navigation apps out there.

    



Drone Mapping Lost Pyramids in the Andes

Drone Mapping Lost Pyramids in the Andes

When Gizmodo last checked in with archaeologist Mark Willis, he was assembling huge 36 GB panoramic photographs of ancient rock art in the wilds of west Texas; now he’s flying drones over ancient pyramids in the Andes.

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