Topic: GPS
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Maps
Why It's Nearly Impossible to Make GPS Work for India
A "classic example of copy-pasting a first world solution in an emerging economy."
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Charts
9 Technologies for Building the 'Road of the Future'
Cities around the world are reinventing the highway with things like de-icing pavements, color-changing paint and wind-powered street lights.
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Finally, Shoes With GPS
Keep track of wayward family members with these high-tech kicks.
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Maps
Choosing the Paths Less Traveled? There's an App for That
BlankWays keeps track of which streets you've been down, and plots new, untraveled routes.
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Bike as Paintbrush, City as Canvas
Elaborate bike rides "paint" GPS-enabled pictures on the streets of Baltimore.
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GPS, Smartphones, and the Dumbing Down of Personal Navigation
Does a controversial new app herald the death of street smarts?
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Crowdsourcing Your Commute
Drivers help each other through traffic with the navigation app Waze
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The Future of GPS Data in Smarter Planning
Researchers in Beijing are working with taxi drivers to identify the sources, not just the locations, of congestion
