Geolocation

• South Simcoe police find hikers lost in the woods with help of geolocation app

  A Bradford couple who got lost hiking in a conservation area were able to get help from search and rescue thanks to the quick thinking of a 911 operator and a smartphone app.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2023
  
• Couple stuck on embankment rescued thanks to what3words app: London police

  London police, fire, and paramedics were sent to the area and the couple was rescued at roughly 1 p.m., with no injuries reported.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2021
  
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• What a map we can’t show you tells you about your phone’s location settings

  Ashley Madison users were very easy to map based on location data supplied by their devices. The hack raises questions about what our phones know about our comings and goings, and what quiet conversations they have with databases far away.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2016
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• Swarm brings back Foursquare mayorship

  For a certain subset of people, life started to have meaning again this week, when the startup Foursquare announced that its location-sharing app Swarm is bringing back mayorships.

  Tech

  Jun 25, 2015
• Google whitewater rafts through the Grand Canyon for stunning map imagery

  Google has taken its all-seeing eyes on a trip that few experience: the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.

  Tech

  Mar 14, 2014