New York City announced new benefits for local residents through the IDNYC program, including benefits for sports and recreational activities. “I am pleased to announce that IDNYC is expanding the capabilities that make this program important to all New Yorkers...
Metrocosm data visualization studio has presented an interactive map that shows the migration paths of the world population between 2010 and 2015. Statistical information used for the map was obtained from the United Nations Population Division. Anyone can enlarge and detail the map, get acquainted with the processes ...
Google has significantly improved the quality of satellite maps in Google Maps and Google Earth. This was done through the use of images from the Landsat 8 satellite. This satellite was developed by specialists from NASA and the US Geological Survey. It was launched into orbit in 2013. New images are sharper ...
The city authorities have developed a new interactive map of New York. To use this service, you need to open the Discover NYC Landmarks developer app. The map allows New Yorkers and visitors to explore over 33 attractions in the city's five boroughs. This is very good news for tourists who usually visit traditional ...
The Google Maps service has changed the names of Ukrainian settlements, renamed as part of the decommunization law. So, instead of the city of Ilyichevsk - now Chernomorsk, Krasny Liman in the Donetsk region became simply Liman, and Dzerzhinsk changed its name to Toretsk. At the same time, several...
The German design group moove Lab has mapped all the roads leading to Rome. They found 10 cities in the United States, also called Rome, and showed that all American roads also lead there. The more routes passed along the same street or road, the more bold it is shown in the infographic. ...
Telegeography has created a unique map that has plotted 299 submarine Internet cables - existing and those currently being installed or will begin to be installed by the end of the year. 99% of the data on the Internet passes through them, they instantly transfer information over huge distances and connect the world ...
The Map Maker feature in Google Maps is again available to users in 45 countries, including the United States. In May 2015, the company was forced to suspend the work of the map editing service, as the edits of offensive content added by the user led to a scandal. Earlier it was reported that in the area ...
The National Payment Card System (NSPK) and the international payment system American Express have agreed to cooperate on the issue of joint MIR-AMEX cards. These cards will be accepted on the territory of Russia as cards of the "Mir" payment system, and at merchants and ATMs around the world ...
MasterCard will begin testing a new system this fall, which will make it possible to pay for purchases on the Internet using selfies. The facial recognition software is called ID Check. It was created by MasterCard in partnership with Google, Apple and Samsung. In the first test ...