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Sensorvault is an internal Google database that contains records of users' historical geo-location data. [1]: 1 [2]It has been used by law enforcement to execute a geo-fence warrant and to search for all devices within the vicinity of a crime, (within a geo-fenced area) [1]: 1 [3]: 1 [2] and after looking at those devices' movements and narrowing those devices down to potential suspects or ...
A 2021 transparency report showed that 25% of data requests from law enforcement to Google were geo-fence data requests. [5] Google is the most common recipient of geo-fence warrants and the main provider of such data, [4] [6] although companies including Apple, Snapchat, Lyft, and Uber have also received such warrants. [4] [5]
Two geofences defined in a GPS application. A geofence is a virtual "perimeter" or "fence" around a given geographic feature. [1] A geofence can be dynamically generated (as in a radius around a point location) or match a predefined set of boundaries (such as school zones or neighborhood boundaries).
Azure Maps Creator is a tool for generating custom maps for locations like large office complexes, construction sites, or university campuses. These maps can then be integrated into applications and used with other Azure Maps functions for purposes such as wayfinding and maintenance and security in building automation contexts.
Google Website Optimizer – testing and optimization tool. Discontinued on August 1. [163] Google Mini – reduced capacity, lower-cost version of the Google Search Appliance. Discontinued on July 31. [164] Google Wave – online communication and collaborative real-time editor tool that bridge email and chat. Support ended on April 30. [157]
Geopositioning is the process of determining or estimating the geographic position of an object or a person. [1] Geopositioning yields a set of geographic coordinates (such as latitude and longitude ) in a given map datum .
The W3C Geolocation API is also supported by Opera Mobile 10.1 – available for Android and Symbian devices (S60 generations 3 & 5) since 24 November 2010. [9] Browsers initially allowed access to the API in insecure contexts, but in the context of Secure Contexts, [ 10 ] browsers, e.g., Chrome, [ 11 ] now generally require a secure connection.
In 2012, the launch of pricing for Google Maps led several prominent websites to switch from their service to OpenStreetMap and other competitors. [15] Chief among these were Foursquare and Craigslist , which adopted OpenStreetMap, and Apple , which ended a contract with Google and launched a self-built mapping platform using TomTom and ...