Even in a town the size of Clovis, N.M., no one has ever taken on the job of counting the several thousand highway and street signs. “Nobody had done a sign inventory before,” said Steve Hewett, GIS ...

COMMENTARY--Some people are real map experts. I am not, alas, one of them--at least not yet. But with the help of my trusty Suunto compass and some mapping software, I'm hoping to be a map-master in ...

Covered in cameras, sensors, and a distinctly spaceship looking laser system, Google’s autonomous vehicles were easy to spot when they first hit public roads in 2015. The key hardware ingredient is a ...

Google is now allowing anyone to contribute images to Street View in Google Maps. Street View is a popular feature on the Maps platform that allows people to see what a location looks like on the ...