(Reviews) This package offers desktop mapping tools at a bargain price, but it's no substitute for a good GPS device.
(News) Nokia Corp. has agreed to buy the digital mapping company Navteq for US$8.1 billion, supporting a plan to add navigation capabilities to more of its devices.
(News) While drivers are accustomed to using traffic reports to assess road conditions, pedestrians who navigate cities are typically left without aid to determine the best route. But researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology using wikis and the Semantic Web look to change the way people map and navigate their cities.
(News) Nokia Corp. has added new features to its mobile mapping application, with a revamped user interface and a status indicator to alert users when they're connected to a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite.
(News) Google Inc. may just be the center of the universe now: A new add-on for its Earth satellite program, called Sky, lets users explore space and see photos of the precise star formation overhead based on their locale.
(Reviews) At the top map services,driving directions are just the beginning.
(News) Google Inc. will release on Thursday an upgrade to its Google Earth Enterprise mapping system that for the first time will let users display two-dimensional (2D) geospatial data from the product on a Web browser.
(News) Maporama International, a French location services company, has partnered with Microsoft Corp. to use its Virtual Earth mapping and satellite imagery, the companies said on Thursday.
(News) Google Inc. Tuesday introduced a program to help nonprofit organizations use its Google Earth satellite mapping program to build Web-based applications that illustrate their mission and advocate their work.
(News) Microsoft Corp. will work with 3D design and visualization software developer Dassault Systhmes SA, to add a new dimension to its Virtual Earth mapping and satellite imagery service, the companies announced Tuesday.
(News) Google Inc. is looking to increase the range and variety of information with a geographical element that it offers, and hopes its users will play a big part in the expansion.
(News) Microsoft Corp. announced US$1.1 million in funding for academic research programs that will develop new applications using its Virtual Earth and SensorMap technologies.
(News) Google Inc. has created a tool to let non-technical users create Google Maps mashups, extending this capability beyond the realm of software developers.
(Reviews) Fifteen cities get bird's-eye treatment, but links from Live Search results remain a work in progress.
(reviews) GPS Gets a Voice
(howto) You Have Questions? I Have Answers
(news) Google Adds Satellite Images to Maps
(reviews) IFodor's and OAG WorldMate bring helpful travel info to your handheld.
(news) Updated business mapping application expands data-analysis tools.
(news) MSN launches MapPoint online mapping service, offering maps, directions, and more.
