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According to the standard, only the official names of towns and communities may appear on signs. [1]: 21 In the event that there is no official place name, the place name is first written in the regional language followed by a slash and the place name in Spanish. Where there is a lack of space, the place names are placed on two lines, with the ...
The Google Maps pin showing a location in the Google Maps app Google Maps logo as of 2020 The pin in Google headquarters, next to a Google Maps Street View vehicle. The Google Maps pin is the inverted-drop-shaped icon that marks locations in Google Maps. The pin is protected under a U.S. design patent as "teardrop-shaped marker icon including a ...
Designed by Bo Berndal – old Swedish standard (SIS 030011, 1973) for public road signs, displays, etc. SL Gothic Stockholm transit system [42] [43] Smalt Street signs in Prague [44] SNV: Road signs in Belgium Road signs in Bulgaria Road signs in Luxembourg Road signs in Romania Road signs in countries of the former Yugoslavia
Google Maps is available as a mobile app for the Android and iOS mobile operating systems. The first mobile version of Google Maps (then known as Google Local for Mobile) was launched in beta in November 2005 for mobile platforms supporting J2ME. [191] [192] [193] It was released as Google Maps for Mobile in 2006. [194]
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine use typefaces based on one specified in the Soviet standard GOST 10807–78. [6] [7] In Russia, the modern standard is GOST R 52290–2004. [8] In Belarus, the according standard is STB 1140–2013 (formerly STB 1140–99). [9] In Ukraine, it is DSTU 4100–2002.
Size, how much space a symbol occupies on a map, most commonly refers to the area of point symbols, and the thickness of line symbols, although the cartogram controls the size of area features proportional to a given variable. Size has been shown to be very effective at conveying quantitative data, and in the visual hierarchy.
The paint and tape markers can cause the road surface to crack, and in more severe cases, the markers contribute to road surface raveling [22] (a process in which the aggregate particles are dislodged from the road surface, causing the surface texture to become deeply pitted and very rough [23]) or potholes.
Google Translate is a web-based free-to-use translation service developed by Google in April 2006. [12] It translates multiple forms of texts and media such as words, phrases and webpages. Originally, Google Translate was released as a statistical machine translation (SMT) service. [12]