WOW.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Restrictions on geographic data in China - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_geographic...

    Google has worked with Chinese location-based service provider AutoNavi since 2006 to source its maps in China. Google uses GCJ-02 data for the street map, but does not shift the satellite imagery layer, which continues to use WGS-84 coordinates, with the benefit that WGS-84 positions can still be overlaid correctly on the satellite image (but ...

  3. List of satellite map images with missing or unclear data

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_satellite_map...

    This is a list of satellite map images with missing or unclear data. Some locations on free, publicly viewable satellite map services have such issues due to having been intentionally digitally obscured or blurred for various reasons of this. [1] For example, Westchester County, New York asked Google to blur potential terrorism targets (such as ...

  4. Google Maps - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Maps

    Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bike, air (in beta) and public transportation.

  5. Who Has the Best Maps in China: Google or Baidu? - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/2012-12-21-who-has-the-best...

    Everyone loves Google Maps... except China.. Google seems to have locked down the U.S. mapping market; Google Maps won the distinction of being App Store's No. 1 free app just seven hours after ...

  6. Google denies launching optimized version of Maps for China - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/2018-01-16-google-denies...

    Google's presence in China has increased marginally in recent times, but those excited about a rumoured optimized version of Maps for the country will be disappointed to learn the claims are untrue.

  7. China - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China

    China, [h] officially the People's Republic of China ( PRC ), [i] is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the world's second-most populous country after India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land.

  8. Geography of China - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_China

    The People's Republic of China has an area of about 9,600,000 km 2 (3,700,000 sq mi). The exact land area is sometimes challenged by border disputes, most notably about Taiwan, Aksai Chin, the Trans-Karakoram Tract, and South Tibet. The area of the People's Republic of China is 9,596,960 km 2 (3,705,410 sq mi) according to the CIA's The World ...

  9. China's new national map has set off a wave of protests. Why?

    www.aol.com/news/chinas-national-map-set-off...

    China's Ministry of Natural Resources released the new “standard” national map on Monday, part of what it has called an ongoing effort to eliminate “problem maps.”. In it, China clearly ...