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Your phone could very well save your life during an emergency.

It's a lot more than just driving directions. Managed by the US Space Force, GPS factors into a huge amount of the high-tech world we live in.

These 5 retail heavyweights are doubling down on visual search experiences and indoor mapping technology to bring back customers in 2021.

Ontario's Amber Alert system risks alienating the public by issuing alerts, sometimes late at night, that people perceive they cannot usefully respond to, an expert argues. Read the story on CTVNews.ca

By building customized geolocation apps, businesses can skyrocket their sales and drive customer value quickly and efficiently.

Exclusive: Apple's AR executives talk about why iPhones and iPads are transforming into world-mapping, object-scanning tools -- and why that matters more right now than glasses.

It's a lot more than just driving directions. GPS, managed by the US Space Force, is embedded throughout the high-tech world we live in.

It’s true that most consumer searches originate with Google and other search engines and that consumers often find the information they need in third-party properties like Google Maps, Yelp, and Tr…

Dubbed Marsbot for Airpods, Foursquare’s virtual assistant will whisper insights to users about their surroundings, unprompted, as they move throughout the world. This may be a recommendation…

As the pandemic has worn on, marketers have begun to ask what’s next. How do you keep open and click-through rates high, even as consumers shift back from e-commerce to in-person shopping? The answ…

Context over coordinates. That’s the premise behind a new standard universal location ID called Placekey, which launches publicly today. By offering a standard for identifying any physical place…

Snapchat has launched its first 'City Painter' Local Lens project in Carnaby Street, London.

WHEELING — The city of Wheeling’s 311 non-emergency reporting system is in need of serious upgrades to make it effective, according to Councilman Ben Seidler, who has volunteered to take the lead with developing recommendations to bring improvements to the system. The city’s 311 online citizen request system was introduced in January 2019. The service […]

Officials on the Big Island are reviewing an idea that would allow tourists to roam freely on resorts while their movements are tracked to ensure they stay inside the boundaries of the facilities.

Technology company Garmin is experiencing a prolonged outage affecting its fitness tracking, aviation and commercial travel services, as well as its customer support network.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — Quarantine procedures for persons travelling to St. Kitts and Nevis are being reviewed ahead of the eventual reopening of the borders to regional and international air passengers. No date has yet been announced when the borders will reopen. Returning nationals and residents on charter flights are the only persons currently allowed […]

Recent announcements from Snap and Apple at their respective developer conferences point to future connections between AR and local commerce. Snap’s Local Lenses will let developers create…

Exclusive: Several emergency services in the US and Canada are embracing the What3words service. One tap on a text message lets you tell them exactly where you are.

vGIS Utilities (https://www.vgis.io) is the most advanced augmented reality solution for BIM and GIS visualizations. vGIS was designed to create a more produ...

Police have positively identified the remains of a man and a woman.

Thousands of people are using the Randonautica app to tell them where to go during lockdown – and they’re spotting some weird coincidences

The margin for error is thin and every dollar counts. Accuracy and precision are top of mind, as advertisers continue to long for reliable data to make the most strategic decisions in their adverti…

Location is a prime indicator of our interests, purchase habits, and daily behaviors. Where we go defines who we are, and in the Covid-19 world, location continues to tell that story, even if the s…

The navigation app is also introducing more-vibrant colors throughout.

In this modern employment climate, supervisors no longer micromanage their employees' every move. Neither do they care how many hours employees clock in. Managers are thought of as coaches and mentors, not as bosses in the traditional sense of the term.

Long live the road trip. Experts predict that people will largely look to visit domestic and drivable destinations because of new health and economic concerns. We’ll see more three- and four-day tr…

A group of volunteers from Shopify has released COVID Shield, a contact-tracing app to help combat COVID-19.The app uses Bluetooth technology to trace and notify possible exposure to the coronavirus.