Google Maps
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'''Google Maps''' is a Web, mobile app, and developer API service which displays maps of the Earth from global to local levels. It is "free" in the sense of not costing anything for consumer uses, but not in the sense of being actually open and free of proprietary content; that's why [[Open Street Map]] was created as a noncommercial competitor. | '''Google Maps''' is a Web, mobile app, and developer API service which displays maps of the Earth from global to local levels. It is "free" in the sense of not costing anything for consumer uses, but not in the sense of being actually open and free of proprietary content; that's why [[Open Street Map]] was created as a noncommercial competitor. | ||
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* [http://maps.google.com/ Official site] | * [http://maps.google.com/ Official site] | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Google Maps|Wikipedia article]] | * [[Wikipedia:Google Maps|Wikipedia article]] | ||
| + | * [http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/critical-opalescence/2013/11/11/what-happens-to-google-maps-when-tectonic-plates-move/ What Happens to Google Maps When Tectonic Plates Move?] | ||
| + | * [http://boingboing.net/2014/02/10/on-the-road-converted-to-ebook.html On the Road converted to ebook of Google Maps directions] | ||
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Google Maps is a Web, mobile app, and developer API service which displays maps of the Earth from global to local levels. It is "free" in the sense of not costing anything for consumer uses, but not in the sense of being actually open and free of proprietary content; that's why Open Street Map was created as a noncommercial competitor.
