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Are Mapbox And OpenStreetMap's Personalised Maps The Future Of Cartography?

Sarah Shearman | The Independent | June 26, 2013

People are creating their own maps and databases in a movement called open-source mapping, as Sarah Shearman discovers. Read More »

Google’s Purchase Of Waze Would Deal A Death Blow To Other Companies’ Mapping Efforts

Gideon Lichfield | Quartz | June 9, 2013

It’s been a heady few months for Israeli social mapping startup Waze. In January Apple was reportedly courting it with a $500 million offer (Corrected: we originally wrote “billion”); last month it was Facebook, for $1 billion. Now Google is planning to offer $1.3 billion, sources have told Globes, an Israeli newspaper. Read More »

IBM's Smarter Approach To Contextual Cities

Shel Israel | Forbes | June 3, 2013

I am writing a book called Age of Context with Robert Scoble. It is expected to be complete in October. Following is an excerpt from a chapter called Contextual Cities and the New Urbanists. Read More »

Recent Hurricanes Have the Coast Guard Rethinking Social Media’s Role in Rescue and Response

Nicole Ogrysko | Federal News Radio | September 21, 2017

The U.S. Coast Guard is still knee-deep in rescue and response efforts as the third major hurricane in three weeks hits the U.S. and its territories. But the agency has already learned a thing or two from its initial response efforts and is thinking about new tools it should develop to better prepare for future disasters. When 911 call centers quickly overloaded in Houston, residents in the area quickly took to Facebook and Twitter to ask for help...

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