If you use C or C++, you have probably learned how to open a file and read data from it. Usually, we read a character or a line at a time. At least, it seems that way. The reality is there are usually ...

Map apps are both a blessing and a curse. They can be enormously helpful in locating the fastest route around traffic snarls or the closest ice cream shop. Yet they can also be an irritation when ...

The Linux Foundation (LF), one of the primary driving forces behind the continuing growth of open-source technology, is turning its attention to developing a better metaverse and creating a living ...

It’s well-known that Google and Apple dominate the mobile map navigation market (but mainly Google). If you have Google Maps on your phone, most people don’t really need another navigation application ...

Think about it: Maps are fundamental to human evolution, exploration, innovation. Since the first maps were drawn up in the 5th and 6th centuries BCE, we have used them to guide ourselves across land, ...

I've already looked at some GIS applications available on Linux. Programs like GRASS and qgis provide a full set of tools to do GIS. Sometimes, that's really overkill though. You may just want to ...

Linux, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom are collaborating to develop new mapping services through the formation of the Overture Maps Foundation. Once complete, the new solution can challenge ...