"No longer will you need paper maps, " said Rita Chen, a product manager for Google.
The Oregon-based map publisher has been producing meticulous paper maps of the Western U.S. since 1994 but waited until now to create a digital application.
Lacking a computerized system to track information about power outages, LIPA relied on an outmoded system of paper maps, photos and Post-it Notes to coordinate its service efforts with National Grid.
It wasn't expected that it would one day challenge paper road maps as the preferred aid in navigation for civilians--especially civilians overseas.
Mr. Mathews and his designers lay onionskin tracing paper over the maps and brainstorm lifts, slopes and base areas, sketching ideas with pencils.
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Joe Sienkiewicz, a NOAA marine weather expert and a forecaster on duty in Boston during the 1991 storm, remembers having to lay maps and other paper documents all around him.
The changes come after the FAA recently allowed pilots to use iPads in the cockpit, to replace maps and other essential paper documentation.
Also according to the white paper, you can expect Google Maps and Java ME to be installed by default, and you'll get Exchange Direct Push email built-in, with setup wizards provided for Gmail, Yahoo, and Live Hotmail.
Remember when maps were 2D, topographical pictures on a piece of paper that you could slowly move a finger across to track your progress?
Rather than complex texture maps, Tearaway uses layer upon layer of plain colored paper to give a real sense of depth.
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Errors introduced in the new Maps app include labelling Tokyo's main airport as a paper factory, showing towns in the wrong places and suggesting directions that would take users on strange routes.
To change your view layer in Apple Maps you have to tap the lower right corner (helpfully curled over as if it were physical paper) to reveal quite small traffic, satellite and hybrid views among four other options.
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