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Google Street View to track evolution on the Galapagos Islands
DestinationsFew have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world’s largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Soon it will take only the click of a mouse or finger swipe on a tablet to explore some of the Galapagos Islands’ most [...]
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Google updates its maps to become a reflection of each user
DigitalAt its annual developer conference yesterday, Google announced a complete overhaul of its maps. Among other things, changes include a cleaner interface, integrated Google Earth, and maps that learn as you use them. If you search for a curry, it will suggest other South Asian restaurants. If you’re friends with lots of people who visit libraries, it may direct [...]
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Google Street View’s the gift that keeps giving, this time hyperlapse video
DigitalPhotographs captured by Google Street View have been cleverly stitched together to create an innovative time-lapse video compilation. The makers of the video, a Canadian digital design company, used photographs available on Google Street View and edited them together to create seamless footage of a road trip through changing landscapes. Hyperlapse, as the firm, Teehan+Lax, [...]
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Google Street View starts tackling the hard-to-reach corners of the globe
DestinationsIt has charted the world’s highest peaks, the ocean floor, the Amazon rainforest and even provided a glimpse into the hermit state of North Korea. But Google’s mission to map the world has largely steered clear of the inhospitable Arctic. Now, however, the search-engine firm is embarking on what might be the most significant update [...]
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Google Maps chief steps aside, ITA boss still heads Google Travel
TransportGoogle’s head of “geo and commerce,” Jeff Huber, is stepping down from the job – a source briefed on the news tells us. The products under previously under Huber’s supervision were Payments, Wallet, Offers, Shopping, Local Search, Maps & Earth and Travel. From Skift: Does the shakeup portend dissatisfaction at the top with how things [...]
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Google Maps goes deeper into local search with points of interest icons
DigitalGoogle today released an update to its iOS Maps app, which provides faster access to nearby locations and links to a user’s Google contacts list. Tapping the search bar with the app will now bring up icons for restaurants, coffee shops, bars, and gas stations. Tap one and Google will pull up the closest local [...]
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Google Maps now has panoramic images of Grand Canyon trails
DestinationsGoogle is giving people a way to virtually hike the Grand Canyon. The search giant released images Thursday that map the most popular trails at the park’s South Rim and other walkways. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company used a rosette of cameras mounted for the first time on a backpack to gather thousands of panoramic [...]
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Rio’s famous favelas finally claim their proper place on the city’s and Google’s maps
DestinationsLook at most maps of Rio de Janeiro. The beaches are easy to spot, as are the iconic ocean-front neighborhoods of Copacabana and Ipanema. In the middle is a vast forest. What’s less identifiable are the blank swaths with no streets, landmarks or other signs of human habitation. Those spots are in fact some of [...]
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A hand-drawn map of Bangkok shows us what we’re missing out on with digital maps
DestinationsNavigating the streets of Bangkok can challenge even the most seasoned of travelers. Roads wind into each other instead of running parallel. Narrow alleyways loop into dead-ends. The hodgepodge routinely stumps Google Maps and GPS devices, and even the main waterway, the Chao Phraya River, weaves through the city like a child’s messy squiggle as [...]
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Skift global trend for 2013: Digital maps are one of travel’s key battlegrounds
DigitalLast week we released our first report, “13 Global Trends That Will Define Travel in 2013” outlining the major trends that will define travel in 2013. Below is one of the trends we see as playing out over 2013 and beyond. Download the full report below. Now that smartphones are at the center of our lives, [...]
