Facebook has done a fair bit with maps in recent times — last year it opened up its AI tool to OpenStreetMap users and announced its plans to recreate an AR planet based on a 3D map of the world. More ...

Mapillary, a community-based photomapping platform, has received an $8 million Series A funding round led by Atomico, with participation from Sequoia, LDV Capital and PlayFair. Anyone can contribute ...

Facebook has acquired a startup map company called Mapillary in what is likely an effort to compete with Google Maps and Apple Maps. The Swedish map company, founded in 2013, is similar to its ...

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Hundreds of thousands of miles of roadways in Arizona and a number of other states are part of a growing network of images detailing guardrails, street-signage, striping and other features central to ...

Editor's take: It wasn't all that long ago that digital maps weren't even a thing. I can vividly remember going on family vacations armed with little more than a road atlas from the local gas station ...