Geospatial & LBS Tech News

Apple has been sued by two women who said its AirTag devices have made it easier for former partners and other stalkers to track down victims.

Google announced today that it's introducing a slew of new Maps, Search and Shopping features.

R&D is experimenting with building mixed reality tools to assist journalists in the field with the goal of streamlining the reporting process in a breaking news scenario.

One of the companies at the center of the shift to the metaverse is Niantic. Known as Lightship, Niantic's platform is built to enable the real-world metaverse.

This goes beyond simply not trusting location data for cybersecurity authentication. Geolocation is now used for a wide range of business reasons — but it shouldn’t be.

Using just the 4G LTE and 5G device-based positioning can eliminate hardware and software complexity in IoT device tracking and location.

As the ultrafast delivery craze heats up, delivery startups are leaning into location intelligence software to optimize operations.

Just as the pandemic increased our reliance on digital information and services, so too is inflation reflected in digital activities like local search.

Instagram making it easier for users to discover restaurants, cafes, hotels and other local businesses.

Experts are split about the likely evolution of a truly immersive “metaverse.” They expect that augmented- and mixed-reality enhancements will become more useful in people’s daily lives. Many worry that current online problems may be magnified if Web3 development is led by those who built today’s dominant web platforms.

A Brisbane study identifies location-tagging on social media as a contributor to gentrification in West End. The study examined how online representations of West End on Facebook and Instagram can alter the suburb's physical makeup through a case study of West Village. Authors Dr Peter Walters and Naomi Smith said developments such as West Village attracted new residents through specific branding styles on social media.

A Calgary contractor, fed up with having his building materials stolen, used Apple AirTags to track down more than $10,000 worth of engineered wood siding that was lifted from a job site this week.

An Ontario man whose car was stolen from his driveway in midtown Toronto twice in three months is revealing how he tracked and located his second vehicle.

SUPER app Grab has launched on Wednesday its in-house mapping and location-based service called GrabMaps, which is intended to fully power the Singapore-based company by the third quarter of 2022.

Yelp announced this morning Request a Call, a feature that will allow customers to easily submit a request for a call to local service providers.

Tuesday the Chattanooga Police Department announced they are launching a new app that allows users to submit tips, track active public safety incidents, and more. The new Atlas 1 app will replace the CPD Mobile app. CPD says Atlas 1 offers users real time information regarding active public safety incidents, traffic conditions and other relevant public safety information. Police, fire, major storm related type situations...

Disruptions across global supply chains reveal demand for location intelligence to improve asset tracking, logistics, and ETAsGartner, Inc. predicts “50%...

Companies need real time data and smart technology to navigate rapidly multiplying disruptions

The new regulated iGaming market in Canada Ontario will be launched on April 4, and from that point on, it will be difficult to be certain that bettors entering sports betting or iGaming platforms are actually within the provincial borders.This is a serious issue that is close to the hearts of the A...

Using art and mapmaking as an act of expression, readers around the world capture the changing contours of pandemic life.

Apple today announced that it is making some updates to AirTags with the aim of cutting down on unwanted tracking. There are several changes that...

A look at the seven representation indicators we defined from spatial patterns in 19 resident interviews and over 8,000 geotagged stories.

What if you could ask a voice assitant to preform a spatial query?

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"Spatial journalism is not about just using locative technology. It's also about understanding how spaces and places create meaning for the user."

Opposition MPs want the House of Commons ethics committee to investigate the Public Health Agency of Canada's decision to collect data from millions of mobile phones to understand travel patterns during the COVID-pandemic.

Analysis of cellphone data shows no change in movement from areas targeted by restrictions to neighbouring regions during COVID-19.