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<title>Apple seeking 'ground truth' specialist for Australia Maps</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/22/country.has.particular.issues.with.labels.in.apple.maps/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1302/Apple-Maps-iOS-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[In addition to a rash of hiring positions the company has recently posted for work on further improving its Maps app, Apple has posted a new job for a "Maps Ground Truth Data Specialist" for Australia. The country has had to deal with sometimes-dangerous levels of incorrect information from both Apple Maps and Google Maps, resulting in police warnings to motorists and others not to rely exclusivel...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google updates iOS Maps SDK to v1.1, adds polylines, more</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/21/ground.overlays.viewing.gesture.controls.added.for.developers/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361490919_Google-iOS-MapsSDK-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[On Thursday, Google revealed version 1.1 of its Google Maps SDK for iOS, offering hooks for developers to tap into new features they can offer in their own apps by connecting any mapping functions to Google Maps. In addition to the revised SDK, Google also changed the requirements -- now letting any developer use the kit immediately rather than having to register first. The new SDK brings ground o...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google Street View for Google Maps web app now live</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/04/google.street.view.now.live.on.google.maps.web.app/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1209/street-view-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google Street View for Google Maps web app is now live, following reports that the company was going to bring it to its web app. It added the functionality following the debut of Appleís controversial new Maps app for iOS 6 with many users either lamenting the loss of Street View, or looking for a more reliable mapping solution. Users trying to use the Google Maps web app in the same way as they w...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senator agitated over Apple, Google's mapping methodology</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/06/19/planes.allegedly.discriminate.objects.smaller.than.four.inches/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1340088914_drone-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) recently sent letters to Google CEO Larry Page and Apple chief Tim Cook decrying usage of "military-grade spy planes" used to generate the 3D images for new map applications for both companies. Concerns range from invasion of privacy all the way up to assisting terrorism in providing details of infrastructure and sensitive government facilities. Neither Apple nor ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 06:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RouteBuddy updates to v3.1, tweaks elevation graphs, more</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/10/25/311.adds.bugfixes.restores.leopard.support/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1110/Routebuddy-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[GPS mapping application RouteBuddy released a bugfix upgrade to its recent v3.1 update. Called v3.1.1, the upgrade addresses several bugs as well as restores support for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) users, fixing an issue that caused the program to be unable to launch in 10.5. The new version dramatically increases the speed of importing large geo-data files, speeds up the rendering of all maps availab...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>C3 Technologies acquired, shut down by mystery buyer</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/08/01/offered.3d.flyover.mapping.technology/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1108/C3-flyovermaps-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A Swedish 3D mapping company -- originally developed and owned by auto maker and defense contractor Saab -- called C3 Technologies has been bought and shut down by a mystery buyer, reports Nyteknik.se. The promising technology, which offered highly-realistic 3D aerial and ground maps of large cities to a far greater extent than employed by Google or Microsoft, has been purchased by a non-Asian com...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Navteq debuts indoor mapping service for shopping centers</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/03/21/launch.includes.200.us.locations.more.overseas/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/ndrivesml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Navteq has announced that it has expanded its range of mapping services to include indoor areas. The new maps, which are initially focused on shopping centers, include interior map attributes such as escalators, stairs, emergency exits and bathrooms, along with much greater detail for POIs related information such as departments within stores....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MAPublisher 8.2 updates geospatial PDF export</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/11/25/update.adds.kmz.export.adds.measurement.tool/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/mapublisher8.2-story-25.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Avenza has launched an update to its mapping software for Adobe Illustrator, MAPublisher 8.2. The software produces maps from GIS data for both electronic and print distribution, including GIS-format shapefile, with all attributes and georeferencing intact. It can also handle ESRI, MapInfo, MicroStation, AutoCAD, Google and U.S. Government files, preserving all GIS data attributes and geographic p...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ConceptDraw MINDMAP 5.3 makes visual eBooks</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/01/29/conceptdraw.mindmap.53/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/cso_080129_mindmapsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[CS Odessa today released ConceptDraw MINDMAP 5.3, an update to the mind mapping business productivity software for Mac OS X. The latest revision enables users to create visual eBooks based on mind maps, producing electronic books where all information is presented as a mind map rather than text paragraphs. ConceptDraw MINDMAP 5.3 is priced at $120 and $200 for the personal or professional edition,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>First Look: MindManager 7, mind mapping app</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/01/28/first.look.at.mindmanager/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/mind-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Images are typically easier to remember than words because people think in pictures. When organizing thoughts, some use a traditional outlining method to arrange concepts using words. Mind mapping is a more efficient way to categorize the thought process, allowing the user to design a physical layout of their ideas with colors, locations, and pictures, in addition to words. You can create a mind m...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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