News tagged with mapping application

Researchers combine mobile phone technology and microscopy

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed an optical accessory that turns an ordinary camera phone into a high-resolution microscope. The device is accurate to one hundredth of a millimetre. Among those who will ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Map making, made easy: Web platform lowers barrier to collaboration

Soon, scholars worldwide will have an easier time creating, publishing, and sharing maps and other geospatial data, thanks to the release of WorldMap, an open source software platform that fills the growing ...

Technology / Software

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Geo-immersion makes maps come alive

When it comes to mapping the real world on computers, University of Southern California computer scientist Cyrus Shahabi takes his work to a whole new dimension.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Review: Motorola's Droid is a serious smart phone

(AP) -- Since its debut in 2007, millions of people have gravitated toward Apple's iPhone, wooed by its sleek hardware, simple user interface and abundance of applications.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Using Lasers to Map Bird Habitat

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lasers are providing scientists with new tools for mapping, protecting, and restoring bird habitat along rivers. In a paper published in the October issue of Ecological Applications, scientists from PRBO C ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Review: Google Voice has cool tricks but downsides

(AP) -- Google Inc. gives away a lot of good stuff for free. That struck me last year when I downloaded the free Google Maps app to my "smart" phone. It turned the phone into a handy navigation system and ...

Technology / Software

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Recognise this image?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Image recognition is a long-standing challenge in science. But European researchers have achieved a breakthrough by developing a powerful image-recognition application with mass-market appeal. ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2