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  2. Tiled web map - Wikipedia

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    A tiled web map, slippy map [1] (in OpenStreetMap terminology) or tile map is a map displayed in a web browser by seamlessly joining dozens of individually requested image or vector data files. It is the most popular way to display and navigate maps, replacing other methods such as Web Map Service (WMS) which typically display a single large ...

  3. Hiker follows Google Maps to steep cliffside and gets ...

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    A hiker followed Google Maps and ended up stranded on a steep and dangerous cliffside in Canada, rescuers say.. He had tried to climb Mount Fromme, one of the North Shore Mountains north of ...

  4. GeoFS - Wikipedia

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    The free map is based on images taken by the Sentinel-2 satellite while the HD map is from Bing Maps. The game features a variety of planes including aircraft contributed from the community. The game features a multiplayer environment for pilots to interact with each other. In Q4 2018, the GeoFS app was released for both Android and iOS devices.

  5. Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen - Wikipedia

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    Google Maps Pin. Rasmussen designed the Google Maps pin while he was employed by Google. The pin is a simple pointer with a bubble top which tapers to a narrow point with a drop shadow. A Google spokesperson told the New York Times that Rasmussen avoided using a star or dot on the map, because they would obscure too much of the map. The Google ...

  6. World map - Wikipedia

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    World map. A world map is a map of most or all of the surface of Earth. World maps, because of their scale, must deal with the problem of projection. Maps rendered in two dimensions by necessity distort the display of the three-dimensional surface of the Earth.

  7. Apple Maps - Wikipedia

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    Apple Maps is a web mapping service developed by Apple Inc. The default map system of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS, it provides directions and estimated times of arrival for driving, walking, cycling, and public transportation navigation. A "Flyover" mode shows certain urban centers and other places of interest in a 3D landscape composed of ...

  8. U.S. Route 66 - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Route 66 Will Rogers Memorial Highway The final routing of U.S. Route 66 in red, with earlier alignments in pink Route information Length 2,448 mi (3,940 km) Existed November 26, 1926 (1926-11-26) –June 26, 1985 (1985-06-26) Tourist routes Historic Route 66 Major junctions West end Santa Monica, California East end Chicago, Illinois Location Country United States States California ...

  9. Outline of Google - Wikipedia

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    Outline of Google. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Google: The current Google logo was launched on September 1, 2015. [1] Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in internet-related services and products that include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing ...