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GrabMaps to Power Location-based Services for AWS
Amazon Location Service targets industry in growing Southeast Asia market
Southeast Asia’s GrabMaps, a subsidiary of regional app powerhouse Grab GRAB 1.97%↑, will power location-based services for Amazon Location Service in...
London Is a Tough Drive, Says TomTom Traffic Index
TomTom has released its 12th annual TomTom Traffic Index this week that revealed London’s city center was the slowest to drive through in 2022, with an average...
Google Maps Adds Slew of New Features
Immersive view starts working this week in five cities...
Google Maps added several new features this week, including the launch of immersive view in London, Los...
SDA Planning To Procure 72 Satellites for LEO Constellation
216-satellite LEO constellation will have a navigation payload
A U.S. Space Force agency is planning to procure 72 satellites for a low Earth orbit military constellation that...
Google Integrates Waze Employees with Geo Organization
Google GOOG -0.57%↓ last week said it plans to merge its Geo staff with that of the company’s 500-employee Waze navigation app group, according to The Wall Street Journal. Google, which acquired Waze...
Google Maps Rolls Out Three New Features
Facing competition from Instagram (see our “Other Location News” briefs below) and other companies with detailed search capability, Google Maps GOOG 1.91%↑ launched three new features this week: detailed cycling...
Food Delivery Giant Grab Launches Mapping Service
Company hopes to "grab" part of a $1 billion market...
Hoping to gain part of an estimated $1 billion Southeast Asia mapping and location-based services...
Jaguar Land Rover, What3words and HERE Deliver Navigation Solution
Jaguar Land Rover, through HERE Technologies navigation software, plans to deliver what3words capability over the air to customers with vehicles already on the road. What3words, which has divided...
Geely Launches Nine Navigation Satellites
240-satellite constellation planned
A Long March 2C launched nine Geespace satellites into low Earth orbit that will support navigation and autonomous driving for automaker Geely. The satellites, part of a...
Apple Maps Announces New Maps Features
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference this week, where the company announced its iOS 16 mobile operating system, several new features were added to its Maps app, including multistep routing and transit...
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