Hawai‘i Public Radio

Satellite-based map shares detailed view of what Hawaiʻi farms are growing

The map was made as part of a collaboration between the University of Hawaiʻi and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which ...
TechCrunch

South Korea delays decision on letting Google move hi-res map data overseas

South Korea has once again postponed a decision on whether to approve Google’s request to transfer high-precision map data on the country’s geography to its international servers. In February, Google ...
Mashable

Google Maps Platform adds air quality and pollen information to capture changing climate realities

Google's latest launch suggests Maps is becoming more than a navigation tool, as the company announces three new public APIs covering solar, air quality, and pollen data and predictions to address the ...
TechCrunch

Meta, Microsoft and Amazon release open map dataset to rival Google Maps, Apple Maps

A group formed by Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and mapping company TomTom is releasing data that could enable developers to build their own maps to take on Google Map and Apple Maps. The group, called the ...
Reuters

South Korea delays decision on Google's request for map data exports

SEOUL, Aug 8 (Reuters) - South Korea delayed a decision on Friday on a request from Google for permission to export map data, following U.S. pressure to address what Washington regards as a non-tariff ...
CNN

Why doesn’t Google Maps work in one of Asia’s most developed, tourist-friendly countries?

When Taiwanese traveler Eric Weng goes to South Korea, he resigns himself to toggling between three different map applications to navigate his way around. That’s because Google Maps, ubiquitous in ...