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Google Straps Cameras on Camels, Maps the Arabian Desert
2014-10-09 04:36:14| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Google Street View mapped Liwa Desert, a large oasis in the United Arab Emirates, using cameras strapped to camels.
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'Explore' With Updated Google Maps Apps
2014-07-24 23:38:45| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Google added the Explore button to provide users with more details about nearby restaurants, shops, and activities.
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Google maps methane leaks
2014-07-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature: Googles fleet of city-mapping cars are now working to measure urban natural gas leaks. The technology giants collaboration with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), announced on 16 July, equips Googles Street View cars with sensors to detect methane leaking from ageing city pipes, through city streets and into the atmosphere. The sensors were developed by researchers at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. The project has released online methane maps for Boston, Massachusetts; Staten...
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Report: Google Maps for Android Adding Tools for Cyclists
2014-07-18 18:38:40| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
New elevation maps help bicyclists choose the route with the least—or most—climbing.
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Google Street View Maps Show Extent Methane Leaks in Cities
2014-07-17 20:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: New maps from Google reveal the locations of natural gas leaks in U.S. cities and highlight the extent of "fugitive" methane emissions associated with the nation's aging infrastructure. The Environmental Defense Fund partnered with Google Street View to map leaks in the nation's natural gas system, using cars equipped with air-quality sensors that collected millions of readings across Boston, Indianapolis, and Staten Island. The analysis found thousands of methane leaks in highly-populated areas...
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