Maps must be more than static reference tools; they must be dynamic platforms that reflect the world as it changes.

Big or small, data can be difficult to visualize. These examples use heat maps to put massive data sets into a context that's easy to understand.

For example, Apple bought map data from TomTom, restaurant and store listings from Yelp (YELP), and traffic data from Waze. And Apple is having trouble finding and fixing the 1% of all that data ...

Apple Maps was, to put it lightly, a disaster at launch. A decade later, though, it’s surprisingly good: the app now has much better map data and can do all kinds of tricks.Even better: iOS 17 ...

Rohan Katti and Amanda Beavin of Data You Can Use break down how to find and use the organization’s most recent Milwaukee ...

Google Maps data can inadvertently reveal location of troops and civilians. Skip to main content. ... For example, when fitness tracking app Strava released a map in 2017 of users’ activity, ...

Location history data in Google Maps will soon be stored directly on user devices. Google itself will no longer have access to the data. This also means law enforcement won't be able to request it ...

Google has confirmed it inadvertently erased some Google Maps Timeline data belonging to a number of people. The company told CNET the incident resulted from a temporary technical issue but did ...