That is now possible in the country, thanks to new digital topographic maps. The Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, handed over two maps to the land commission today. The maps were ...

A collaborative research team has improved visual localization and topographic mapping techniques that enable China's Zhurong rover to navigate and conduct scientific investigations on Mars. These ...

A new, state-of-the-art deep learning framework was trained to recognize oil and gas well symbols on historical topographic maps spanning decades. Using this approach, researchers highlighted over ...

The major upgrade for Apple Maps with iOS 18 is topographic hiking trails (same with iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, and macOS Sequoia). New features include detailed planning and guidance for custom hikes ...

iOS 18 Maps looks to change all that. Apple is adding topographic maps to the built-in navigation tool, adding a sense of direction to your walks and hikes. Here's what you need to know about the ...

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New rumors say iOS 18 will add support for “custom route creation” in the United States, and expand topographic maps to the iPhone for the first. Custom route creation would allow iPhone users ...

Apple appears to be gearing up to add topographic maps to the Apple Maps apps in iOS 18, macOS 15, and visionOS 2, according to code reviewed by MacRumors. First introduced with watchOS 10 ...

Apple received backlash when Maps launched in 2012. The GPS app was so badly reviewed that Apple fired the executive who oversaw its development, and CEO Tim Cook issued a public apology. Over the ...

Topographic maps are essential tools for outdoor enthusiasts, geologists, engineers, and anyone interested in exploring the natural landscape. These maps provide information about the elevation and ...

With a veritable army of robots scanning its surface, Mars is the most surveilled planet after Earth. Those rovers and orbiters collect a mountain of image data, but very little is processed into ...