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Photography
fromFlowingData
1 day ago

Data portraits of population

India's 1971 Census documents featured hand-drawn charts, showcasing significant effort to make data engaging and accessible to the public.
Marketing
fromwww.restaurantdive.com
1 day ago

Who's Hungry? What GroundTruth's first-party data says about today's restaurant visitors.

Dining out remained stable in 2025, with significant seasonal effects on foot traffic patterns across various restaurant types.
Data science
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 days ago

Ordnance Survey works with Snowflake to tackle flood risk | Computer Weekly

Intelligent Flood Readiness model identifies 1.2 million people in England at risk of flooding, focusing on vulnerable areas for policymaking.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
3 days ago

Social traffic kinda stinks for news publishers now, in 3 charts

Social media traffic to news publishers has significantly declined, with Twitter traffic down 70% since 2022.
fromArchDaily
3 days ago

Mapping the Technosphere: Architecture as an Interface Between Systems and Territories

Architecture can no longer be conceived as an isolated object, detached from the technical networks that sustain contemporary life. This condition calls for new readings and approaches.
Design
#ai
fromStreetsblog USA
4 days ago
Cars

Can This Tool Predict Where Your City's Next Car Crash Will Happen? - Streetsblog USA

A new AI tool, StreetVision, predicts traffic crash hotspots to enhance road safety and inform preventive measures.
Marketing tech
fromForbes
2 weeks ago

The New Frontier Of GEO Demands An Integrated Approach

AI has transformed search optimization, requiring a unified approach across departments to enhance brand visibility and trustworthiness.
Cars
fromStreetsblog USA
4 days ago

Can This Tool Predict Where Your City's Next Car Crash Will Happen? - Streetsblog USA

A new AI tool, StreetVision, predicts traffic crash hotspots to enhance road safety and inform preventive measures.
Marketing tech
fromForbes
2 weeks ago

The New Frontier Of GEO Demands An Integrated Approach

AI has transformed search optimization, requiring a unified approach across departments to enhance brand visibility and trustworthiness.
Snowboarding
fromSnowBrains
5 days ago

Comparing the True Size of Every Country - SnowBrains

The Mercator projection distorts the size of countries, leading to inaccuracies in world representation.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

Day Around the Bay: Waymo and Waze Are Mapping SF's Potholes

BART experienced significant service delays due to an equipment problem near San Bruno affecting train users heading to SFO.
#google-maps
fromThe Verge
1 month ago
Roam Research

You can now ask Google Maps 'complex, real-world questions' - and Gemini will answer

fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
Gadgets

Google Maps is getting an AI 'Ask Maps' feature and upgraded 'immersive' navigation | TechCrunch

Digital life
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Google Maps can now write captions for your photos using AI | TechCrunch

Google introduces new features for Maps to enhance user contributions, including caption generation and improved media access.
Mobile UX
fromTNW | Apps
1 week ago

Google Maps uses Gemini to write captions for your photos

Google Maps now uses Gemini to suggest captions for shared photos, enhancing user engagement and data quality.
Mobile UX
fromTNW | Google
1 month ago

Google Maps launches Ask Maps

Google Maps introduces Ask Maps, a conversational AI feature, and Immersive Navigation with 3D rendering, representing the app's most significant overhaul since Street View.
Roam Research
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

You can now ask Google Maps 'complex, real-world questions' - and Gemini will answer

Google Maps now features an AI-powered 'Ask Maps' function using Gemini to answer complex, hyper-specific questions with personalized responses and directions.
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
Gadgets

Google Maps is getting an AI 'Ask Maps' feature and upgraded 'immersive' navigation | TechCrunch

Roam Research
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
1 month ago

Google Rolls Out "Ask Maps" in Google Maps

Google Maps introduces Ask Maps, an AI-powered feature using Gemini to help users research businesses, plan trips, and get recommendations, now rolling out in the U.S. and India on mobile with desktop coming soon.
from.:: Marcos Dione/StyXman's glob ::.
1 week ago

Correcting OpenStreetMap wrong tag values

Incorrect tags in OpenStreetMap data lead to flawed or incomplete maps, making them less useful for users. The focus is on correcting common mistakes like typos and incorrect street names.
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

See it: Air temperatures and pollution around the world are captured in real time in these animated weather maps

We created Earth in Action to provide a lens into what's happening on our planet, as it happens. Whether it's something typical, like the current air temperature, or an extreme event like a major dust storm, we wanted to provide an opportunity for people to see them.
OMG science
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

From Data to Digital Twins: Japan's PLATEAU Project Offers Open-Access Models of More Than 250 Cities

Project PLATEAU, led by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, aims to develop and expand access to 3D models representing the diversity of cities across the country, enhancing urban resilience and addressing local challenges.
Data science
UK politics
fromMail Online
2 weeks ago

Is YOUR hometown a solar panel hotspot? Use our map to find out

Labour's push for solar panels faces criticism for being impractical and costly amid rising household bills.
Roam Research
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

The new Storm Radar app is a treasure trove of data for weather nerds

High-definition single-site radar feeds enhance storm tracking with detailed, localized weather data.
Apple
from9to5Mac
3 weeks ago

Apple Maps is adding a useful new feature for trending places - 9to5Mac

Apple Maps will introduce ads and a Suggested Places feature this summer, enhancing business visibility and user experience.
fromFlowingData
4 weeks ago

Mapping the unmapped Google Maps city

In North Oaks, Minnesota, property lines extend to the middle of the street, which means the entire city is considered private property.
Silicon Valley real estate
Science
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

When Satellite Data Becomes a Weapon

Satellite infrastructure in the Gulf is increasingly contested, affecting the reliability of information during conflicts.
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago

Why You Hate Your Weather App

In March, we expect mercurial weather- intrat leo, exeunt agnus-but this March has taken things to an extreme. In Washington, D.C., where I live, the weather was eighty-four degrees and sunny one day, then just above freezing and snowing the next.
Apple
jQuery
fromjQuery Script
4 weeks ago

Add Interactive SVG Markers to Images - jQuery mapsvgmarker

map svgmarker is a jQuery plugin for adding editable, draggable SVG markers to images.
Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month ago

New book shows why physical maps have an important role to play in our digital world

A cartography professor discovered 96 historically significant maps in a forgotten university archive, revealing cartography's vital role in preserving sociopolitical memory and demonstrating maps' importance beyond navigation.
fromAnythingconverter
3 weeks ago

AnythingCounter - Real-Time Digital World Statistics with Sources

Approximately 500 tonnes of gold are lost in e-waste every year, which translates to a staggering worth of about $15 billion, highlighting the significant economic impact of electronic waste.
Data science
Apple
fromGSMArena.com
3 weeks ago

Apple Maps will soon start showing ads, report claims

Apple plans to introduce advertisements in its Maps app to monetize the service, similar to Google Maps.
frominsideevs.com
1 month ago

Google Maps Is Getting 'The Most Significant Update' In Over A Decade

The new Immersive Navigation mode introduces a detailed 3D map that includes buildings, overpasses, crosswalks, traffic lanes, traffic lights, and stop signs. Google bills this new mode as being the most significant update in over a decade to the app's driving experience. According to the American IT giant, the changes should help drivers stay focused and informed on the road, with Maps giving fresh, real-world information and natural directions.
Gadgets
Business intelligence
fromInfoWorld
1 month ago

Visualizing the world with Planetary Computer

Microsoft's Planetary Computer provides free geospatial data from multiple sources with standardized APIs for environmental research and analysis applications.
#google-maps-redesign
Marketing tech
fromFast Company
1 month ago

The new Google Maps redesign aims to keep your eyes on the road, not your screen

Google Maps launches its biggest update since 2009, introducing 3D turn-by-turn navigation with real-time buildings, crosswalks, and off-ramps replacing the traditional 2D view.
Marketing tech
fromFast Company
1 month ago

The new Google Maps redesign aims to keep your eyes on the road, not your screen

Google Maps launches its biggest update since 2009, introducing 3D turn-by-turn navigation with real-time buildings, crosswalks, and off-ramps replacing the traditional 2D view.
fromEngadget
1 month ago

ChatGPT will now generate interactive visuals to help you with math and science concepts

Starting today, ChatGPT will generate dynamic visuals when you ask it to explain select scientific and mathematical concepts, including the Pythagorean theorem, Coulomb's law and lens equations. When ChatGPT responds with an interactive visual, you'll be able to tweak any variables and the equation itself, allowing you to see how those changes affect the solution.
Online learning
Science
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Why Is It So Hard to Make a Good Weather App?

Weather forecasts are inherently uncertain due to atmospheric chaos, and apps struggle to communicate this uncertainty while users expect perfect predictions despite having unprecedented meteorological data.
Marketing tech
fromThe Independent
1 month ago

Google Maps is set for a huge overhaul. What will its two billion users think?

Google Maps undergoes major AI-powered redesign using Gemini technology, introducing Ask Maps for personalized suggestions and Immersive Navigation for 3D driving directions.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Analysis finds urban areas in England where no one lives within 15-minute walk of nature

While the data shows 80% of people live within walking distance of green or blue spaces such as a river, park or woodland, it also reveals a disparity between rural and poorer urban areas. In some areas of local authorities, fewer than 20% of residents live close to these spaces, according to data released by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on Wednesday.
Environment
Software development
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

5 Reasons Why Maptive is The Best GIS Platform for Location Intelligence

Maptive transforms spreadsheet location data into fast, browser-based interactive maps and optimized routes, delivering accessible location intelligence without specialized GIS expertise.
#geopandas
Digital life
fromFlowingData
1 month ago

Release your lantern

Taiwan Data Stories created an interactive tool allowing users to customize and release virtual lanterns during lunar new year celebrations, inspired by the traditional sky lantern festival in Pingxi.
Data science
fromFlowingData
1 month ago

Mapping what makes us happy

HappyDB contains 100,000 crowdsourced happy moments classified and visualized on a map using axes of personal agency and time horizon, with filtering by demographics.
New York City
fromFast Company
1 month ago

MIT researchers just mapped New York City foot traffic for the first time ever

A comprehensive pedestrian model maps foot traffic across all NYC sidewalks, revealing movement patterns and crash vulnerabilities and enabling people-focused transportation planning and funding shifts.
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Meet the TTC cartographer giving its map a mega makeover | CBC News

TTC cartographer Alex Blackwell redesigned Toronto's transit map to add Finch and Eglinton LRTs, requiring about 20,000 map replacements and multiple design compromises.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Eagle
2 months ago

PREMIUM Women have been mapping the world for centuries, and now they're speaking up for the people left out of those maps

Women historically contributed to mapping but were overlooked; geospatial technologies and GIS expanded education, employment and research opportunities, increasing women's access to mapmaking.
fromHeat.js
2 months ago

Heat.js : JavaScript Heat Map

Completely free and open source (view our licence here). data_object Supports export for integration with frameworks including React, Vue, and Angular. Fully configurable, featuring custom triggers and adjustable text to support multiple language locales. 60 languages supported by default (view the languages here). Includes multiple views, including Map, Line, Chart, Days, Months, and Color Ranges. export_notes Export data to multiple file formats (view the supported types here), with system clipboard setting support.
Web design
JavaScript
fromMedium
2 months ago

billboard.js 3.18.0: Arc annotations, per-group normalization & enhanced treemap labels

Version 3.18.0 adds arc annotation label lines, per-group stack normalization, and treemap label formatter improvements to enhance chart readability and grouping behavior.
UX design
fromMedium
2 months ago

Data visualization. How to make it understandable

Unreadable visualizations turn tools into puzzles, causing users to feel stupid, frustrated, and deceived while impeding comprehension and efficiency.
Public health
fromNature
2 months ago

The smart sensors improving the world's biggest cities

Sensors and low-cost interventions are being used to monitor and mitigate heat, pollution, and infrastructure challenges in rapidly growing megacities.
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
2 months ago

Product Spotlight on Analytics

Taelor Sutherland is Associate Editor at Security magazine covering enterprise security, coordinating digital content, and holding a BA in English Literature from Agnes Scott College.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

Real estate leaders call for data-first strategy

Organizations must invest in clean, centralized data infrastructure and trained data talent to convert data into predictive, equitable, actionable insights.
#global-warming
Public health
fromAxios
2 months ago

Mapped: The most (and least) active states

Mississippi, West Virginia and Arkansas have the highest shares of adults reporting no physical activity aside from work; D.C., Colorado and Vermont have the lowest.
Digital life
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months ago

Urban digital twins - missing pieces and emerging divides | Computer Weekly

Digital twins enable broad decision-making across domains but struggle to model human behaviour and complex dynamics; AI can help yet introduces its own challenges.
Data science
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago

Is Maptive the best mapping software to conduct complex spatial analysis - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Maptive delivers cloud-based, no-code spatial analysis and mapping that handles large datasets, automated territories, route planning, and enterprise-grade global mapping infrastructure.
fromMedium
2 months ago

Why Does Using AI Feel Like Cheating when It's Actually Like Google Maps?

AI, like Google Maps, provides the "prediction" of the best route, but the "judgement" of the destination remains with the driver (Author x Gemini) Yet when it comes to using AI for decisions, I see people paralysed by exactly these fears. This ranges from choosing what to study to planning a career move to even planning an article. "Is this cheating?" "Will I lose my critical thinking skills?" or "Am I even thinking for myself anymore?"
Artificial intelligence
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
2 months ago

Gemini in Google Maps expands to cover walking and cycling directions

Google's Gemini is available in Maps for walking and cycling, providing hands-free route guidance, recommendations, ETA, and texting on iOS and Android worldwide.
Environment
fromFlowingData
2 months ago

Gridded snowfall data

National Weather Service provides current and historical snowfall data in multiple downloadable file formats for analysis and custom mapping.
Gadgets
fromGSMArena.com
1 month ago

Google wants to integrate Nano Banana into Maps next

Google is integrating its Nano Banana AI image generator into Google Maps to create stylized images based on Street View locations.
fromThedrum
2 months ago

Hyper-local measurement to optimise catalogue effectiveness

They were trying to get to the bottom of how to diminish catalogue distribution without having a negative impact on store and online sales. They were also keen to define the geographic areas where digital content would work best and how to profile those areas to classify digital purchase behaviour. Together with Analytic Partners they were able to uncover opportunities to eliminate 22% of catalogues with negligible sales impact and increasing digital support in high-performing topologies, preserving€ 294 million in sales.
Marketing tech
Python
fromReuven Lerner
2 months ago

Build YOUR data dashboard - join my next 8-week HOPPy studio cohort

Create shareable interactive data dashboards in Python using Marimo; HOPPy cohort teaches dashboard building with mentorship, live instruction, and modern distribution tools.
Data science
fromFlowingData
2 months ago

Network map of Bluesky users

A searchable, interactive map visualizes follow-pattern relationships among 3.4 million Bluesky users, revealing topical and regional community clusters.
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Health, Habitat, and Civic Infrastructure: Designing the City as a National Park

Cities around the world share a common goal: to become healthier and greener, supported by civic infrastructure that restores ecosystems and strengthens public life. The question is how to reach this. Global climate targets, local building codes, and municipal standards increasingly guide designers and planners toward better choices. Still, many cities struggle to translate these frameworks into everyday, street-level comfort and long-term ecological protection.
Environment
Data science
fromCIO
2 months ago

5 perspectives on modern data analytics

Data/business analytics is the top IT investment priority, yet analytics projects often fail due to poor data, vague objectives, and one-size-fits-all solutions.
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago

Maps offer neighborhood-level insight into American migration | Cornell Chronicle

That local exodus is documented by Cornell-led research that mapped annual moves between U.S. neighborhoods from 2010 to 2019 in detail 4,600 times greater than standard public data. Called MIGRATE, the new, publicly available dataset revealed that most of those displaced remained within the affected county - moves not captured in county-level public migration data aggregated every five years.
Data science
Data science
fromFlowingData
2 months ago

Pentagon Pizza dashboard to track activities

A real-time dashboard (PizzINT) monitors pizza shop popularity around the Pentagon to track potential correlations between late-night pizza orders and military activity.
fromMedium
2 months ago

From Graphs to Generative AI: Building Context That Pays-Part 1

Every year, poor communication and siloed data bleed companies of productivity and profit. Research shows U.S. businesses lose up to $1.2 trillion annually to ineffective communication, that's about $12,506 per employee per year. This stems from breakdowns that waste an average of 7.47 hours per employee each week on miscommunications. The damage isn't only interpersonal; it's structural. Disconnected and fragmented data systems mean that employees spend around 12 hours per week just searching for information trapped in those silos.
Data science
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