Breaking News
From Geohashing
Revision as of 15:27, 16 April 2009 by imported>Jevanyn (→2009-04-16)
This page list news that may be relevant to geohashers, or geohashing in general. They're listed with newest articles at the top, sectioned off by date. This can include news stories about geohashing, reports of non-geohashers encountering mysterious "XKCD" markers, or local stories about privacy, trespassing, or other issues.
If you write a longer article, link to it here and put it on its own page with the appropriate news category.
2009-04-16
- The ICC has a live Google map for pirate activity around the world, as well as comparable maps going back to 2005.
2009-03-12
USA Today: GPS devices aren't always right
- Drivers plow into snowbanks "because the GPS told me to." This is not a commentary on USA Today readers!
- Tomtom makes a device that lets users enter corrections directly on it's touch screen
2009-03-11
California lawmaker wants to blur Google Earth
- I thought this might be relevant b/c many automated map pages use Google Earth, and many geohashes start by investigating the lay of the land, either with Google Maps or Google Earth.
