Google has defended its Map Maker technology which has provoked a police complaint by the Survey of India mapping department. In a statement provided to ZDNet, a Google spokesperson said the ...

CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) against Internet giant Google over 'Mapathon 2013', an event organised by the US company, for allegedly violating laws by mapping sensitive areas and ...

On March 31, students participated in a service project to help create maps for underdeveloped countries in order to aid humanitarian efforts. A student participates in the mapathon. More than 100 ...

While the hurricane in Puerto Rico and its lasting effects may feel far away from Oxford, Ohio, Miami's Department of Geography decided to do something about it. On Friday, September 29, the ...

The first mapathon competition between USC and UCLA took place on Wednesday at the Polymathic Innovation Lab in Leavey Library. Its goal was to assist the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap team by examining ...

Lack of evidence may force CBI to close its probe against Internet giant Google over Mapathon 2013 -- a competition to map utilities across India. Lack of evidence may force CBI to close its probe ...

University of Colorado Boulder's Geography Department is calling for maps that capture life affirming geographies - following Cindi Katz’s invitation for imagining Topographies of Hope (2001) and ...

Security establishment feels “unauthorized” public competitions like ‘Mapathon 2013’ could have serious repercussions for national security. Freely available satellite imagery and mapping facilities ...

Internet giant Google may still not be off the hook over the Mapathon 2013. The Survey of India – India's official mapping agency – has asked the home ministry to act against Google for jeopardising ...