Stories Tagged as
Mapping
Why aren't railroad crossings on your map app?
by
Jed Kim
Feb 6, 2017
About 200 people are killed at track crossings each year.
Why everyone knows Darth Vader
by
Molly Wood
Feb 17, 2016
A Swiss data scientist maps the "Star Wars" universe.
Maps for autonomous vehicles go beyond directions
by
Ben Johnson
and James Perla
Aug 4, 2015
The minutiae and the stakes of mapping technology.
Mapping the city, statistic by statistic
by
Ben Johnson
and Abraham Moussako
Jul 21, 2014
The map, one of the central elements of navigation, has expanded in capability since the form has been translated to digital. Case in point, the MIT Media Lab’s “You Are Here” project is a collection of maps that visualize a variety of datasets over space. Things from bike accidents to coffee shops, graffiti reports, and […]
Never again ask, 'Where can I find the ... ?' It will find you.
Dec 6, 2013
Apple activated tracking beacons in its stores, the latest retailer to enable micro-location technology.