"These 3-D haptic maps use force fields to represent walls and roads so the visually impaired can better understand the layout of buildings and cities."
"Tribes in Suriname, Brazil, and Colombia are combining their traditional knowledge of the rainforest with Western technology to conserve forests and maintain ties to their history and cultural t
"OpenStreetMap is a project aimed squarely at creating and providing free geographic data ... to anyone who wants them. The project was started because most maps you think of as free actually ha
"Initially, a human mapmaker proceeds manually, using mouse clicks to trace a road on a photograph. The computer program tracks the operator's steps and compares them to its own analysis of the a
Waymarking is a way to mark unique locations on the planet and give them a voice. While GPS technology allows us to pinpoint any location on the planet, mark the location, and share it with others, Wa
Pushpin technology consists of a broad collection of browser-centric, interactive mapping capabilities that has been under continuous refinement since 2001. It was developed by Placebase to support th
The Pushpin LE service goes beyond Google's offering by providing access to helpdesk support and a geocoding API, things Google does not yet offer. Pushpin CX offers LE's tools plus the ability to add
Roxana Torre's "Personal World Map" is an interactive world map, where the world is distorted according to the potential traveler's time/budget limitations. The user chooses a "center&q