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7th December, 1678 Niagara Falls was opened
On the 7th of December, 1678 Louis Enpen became the first European who saw Niagara Falls. It should be noted that ...
This Day in History 2013-12-07

6th December, 1492 the island of Haiti was discovered
On the 6th of December, 1492 Christopher Columbus discovered and mapped the island of Haiti, located ...
This Day in History 2013-12-06

Yandex presented a detailed map of the world
Russian Yandex has launched an updated map service Yandex maps that is a result of a year and ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-11-30

Apple Maps surpassed Google Maps
According to the report of the research company comScore, in the last year among U.S. mapping service ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-11-28

Google maps reappear yellow man
Google has conducted a regular update of its mapping service, after which it returned yellow map man ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-11-27

Swiss Art To Go App for virtual walks in Switzerland
Swiss Society of the art history submitted application Swiss Art To Go for Windows ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-11-26

Navigation jacket designed to replace usual maps
Australian company Wearable Experiments, specializing in the production of clothing that ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-11-25

Google Maps invites to a virtual tour of Venice
Google has provided its users with the ability to take a virtual walk through the canals ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-11-24

Google began to develop personal maps
Google Maps of new generation will visualize personal data, depending on the location of the ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-11-23

22d November, 1497 Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope
On 22d of November, 1497 Portuguese traveler Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope. This ...
This Day in History 2013-11-22