Building a Google Maps for the ocean
David Gómez-Ullate / David Martín De Diego|
Maritime navigation involves accounting for marine currents, varying wave conditions, and shifting winds
Exodus from Acapulco after Hurricane Otis: ‘It was like living through a two-hour earthquake’
Tourists are fleeing the devastated city, which has been cut off since early Wednesday by the cyclone after it made landfall on the coast of Guerrero
What’s right: the speed on Google Maps or on the car?
ALFREDO RUEDA|
Speedometers on vehicles tend to show different numbers from those on navigation apps
How our cell phone’s GPS knows we’re about to hit a traffic jam
Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze report accidents and traffic density on a route in real time with the help of users
The hidden perk of Google Maps that almost nobody knows about
Raúl Romojaro|
The features of the tech giant’s navigation service extend beyond what is commonly known
How to get the most out of your GPS navigator
In addition to getting you to your destination in the shortest time possible, these applications can also help you save money on fuel, avoid traffic jams and warn you of speed limits
Ukraine’s farm of horrors: 2,000 dead cows and fields of anti-tank mines
Russian shelling wiped out much of the livestock on a large farm in the Kharkiv region early in the invasion. Kyiv’s agriculture sector has suffered losses of $40 billion due to the war