Alan is a technology author based in Nova Scotia, Canada. A computer enthusiast since his youth, Alan stays current on what is new and what is next. With over 30 years of experience in computer, video ...

Google Maps is a popular navigation app worldwide. But even so, there are a few valuable features missing from it. For instance, Google doesn’t offer the ability to find a halfway point between two ...

To find a place on Earth based on its geographic location, simply open Google Earth and paste the coordinates in the search field. You can use these formats: ...

When it comes to getting the longitude and latitude of specific locations, I am a junky. Weird, I know, but I use it often. I actually have a bookmarklet to grab the lat/long from the old Google Maps.

Google has turned Google Maps into a field service management tool with the introduction of an enterprise feature called Coordinate. Google Maps Coordinate, introduced on Thursday, includes web and ...

While it’s usually trivial if you’re driving, if you’re cycling or hiking, terrain elevation data can be essential. It’s not available for all locations, unfortunately, mainly just mountainous regions ...

Google Maps has exciting details about locations around the world. One of the most valuable things to learn about an area is its elevation. You might not know where to find elevation measurements on ...

Last year, Google launched Maps Engine Pro, a service that aims to make it easier for businesses to create, manage and share maps to visualize their data. Until now, this offering was purely about map ...