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Garmin Transitions Map Provider in Australia and New Zealand January 30, 2012
Garmin announced that it will transition its map provider for the majority of its nuvi range of Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) to Navteq from February 2012. Garmin PNDs in Australia and New Zealand released from next month will join the majority of Garmin's global PND range that already trust...More>>
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Yandex Chooses Navteq Data to Support Online Location Services January 30, 2012
Navteq announced it has been selected to supply map data to Yandex, Russia's premier internet company.More>>
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Red Hen Systems Announces MediaMapper Android Device App December 21, 2011
Red Hen Systems announce MediaMapper Mobile (MMM), a new Android-based app for handheld GPS integrated photo and video.More>>
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TomTom's Local Search app with 10 Million Places Made Available to Android User December 19, 2011
TomTom has made its local search app TomTom Places available to Android smartphone users. Users can make easier and more specific searches for shops, hotels, restaurants or tourist attractions with detailed information allowing users to refine their results and choose precisely what they are...More>>
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Google Updates Map Maker Service December 18, 2011
Google introduced a new version of Google Map Maker to help users map the places they know best and make their hometowns sparkle on Google Maps. More>>
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Esri Introduces ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android December 15, 2011
Esri released the ArcGIS Runtime Software Development Kit (SDK) for the Android platform. Available at no cost from the Esri Resource Center, ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android enables organizations to build and deploy powerful geospatial solutions that extend GIS to a wider audience via Android Market.More>>
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Esri Announced Teen's Antarctic Trek Goes Live with App December 13, 2011
Esri announced that the Southern California teen who made headlines last year when he became the youngest person to summit Mount Everest has set his sights on the South Pole. Fifteen-year-old Jordan Romero will leave his home in Big Bear, California, on December 12, 2011, and journey to Vinson...More>>
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Metaio Releases Free Mobile Augmented Reality SDK December 9, 2011
Metaio announced it has released a free version of its advanced mobile development tools for iOS and Android to the entire application development ecosystem. More>>
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Facebook Acquires Gowalla, Sort Of December 9, 2011
In a Dec. 5, 2011 blog statement, Gowalla co-founder Josh Williams announced he and is team at Gowalla are being hired by Facebook.More>>
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Get It Surveyed (GIS) December 8, 2011
Get It Surveyed (GIS) always brings out a small roar of laughter at the local RPLS chapter meeting. Hardee, har, har. The irony is that if you laugh at that joke, then you might as well wear a sign on your head that says “GIS Dummy.” GIS isn’t about accuracy. I’ve said it many times and...More>>
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