Smart Cities Inside the Increasingly Complex Algorithms That Get Packages to Your Door Working out the best way to deliver parcels is a near-impossible job, and it’s only getting harder. by Jamie Condliffe 2017-08-15T09:15:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Google’s Amazing New Satellite Imagery Will Help Researchers, Too The search company has updated its Earth and Maps applications with a petabyte of Landsat data—but the most exciting uses are likely to come from mapping experts. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-06-28T14:15:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Visualizing Big Data in Milliseconds on Cheap Computers New database technology speeds up visualizations by as much as 70 times on ordinary computers. by David Talbot 2013-10-18T00:00:00-04:00
Connectivity Graphics Chips Help Process Big Data Sets in Milliseconds A new database tool dramatically improves processing speeds using technology that’s already in your computer. by David Talbot 2013-10-18T00:00:00-04:00
Business Impact Google Wants to Help Apps Track You Google will help people who build Android apps follow their users around without draining too much battery life. by Jessica Leber 2013-05-15T16:19:00-04:00
News Nokia Unveils a Map Service that Lives in the Cloud With a new mapping service, called Here, Nokia hopes to get smartphone users hooked on its mapping technology. by Rachel Metz 2012-11-13T18:23:00-05:00
View Google Offers Hurricane Data Map New site combines data from Google Maps, National Hurricane Center, and others in Hurricane Sandy tracking map. by Rachel Metz 2012-10-29T14:00:00-04:00
News Google Grabs More Geo-Data By letting developers store data on its servers, Google hopes to make the geo-Web more searchable. by Kate Greene 2009-05-22T00:00:00-04:00
News The Future of Mobile Social Networking Whrrl combines activity recommendations with real-time location data. by Kate Greene 2008-06-02T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Exposing Big Polluters A new application based on Google Maps reveals what toxins are pouring out of the innocuous-looking factory next door. by Kevin Bullis 2007-11-28T00:00:00-05:00
