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Google has worked with Chinese location-based service provider AutoNavi since 2006 to source its maps in China. [44] Google uses GCJ-02 data for the street map, but does not shift the satellite imagery layer, which continues to use WGS-84 coordinates, [ 45 ] with the benefit that WGS-84 positions can still be overlaid correctly on the satellite ...
During talks with the Indian government, Google issued a statement saying "Google has been talking and will continue to talk to the Indian government about any security concerns it may have regarding Google Earth." [4] Google agreed to blur images on request of the Indian government. [1]
Some of the free software mentioned here does not have detailed maps (or maps at all) or the ability to follow streets or type in street names (no geocoding). However, in many cases, it is also that which makes the program free (and sometimes open source [ 1 ] ), avoid the need of an Internet connection, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and make it very ...
Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.cz OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps; Business advertising Yes Yes - Microsoft consumer apps, not in B2B apps or APIs No Yes No Yes No Yes Mobile Mobile-specific website Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [24] No, application dependent Yes Mobile-specific application Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, third-party
Asian Highway 42 (AH42) is a route of the Asian Highway Network, running 3,754 kilometres (2,333 mi) from AH5 in Lanzhou, China [1] to AH1 in Barhi, India. [2] It passes through the countries of China, Nepal, [3] and India. It is the nearest Asian Highway to Mount Everest.
The requirement to locate servers in China has created a problem for Google in China, which insists on controlling its data and servers.In 2009, Google’s mainland servers experienced major cyberattacks (presumably from the Chinese government), and in March 2010, Google re-directed its search engine from Google.cn in mainland China to Google.com.hk in Hong Kong.
Module:Location map/data/Kathmandu is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Kathmandu. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Google Maps' location tracking is regarded by some as a threat to users' privacy, with Dylan Tweney of VentureBeat writing in August 2014 that "Google is probably logging your location, step by step, via Google Maps", and linked users to Google's location history map, which "lets you see the path you've traced for any given day that your ...