Euro coins, which will be produced in eight denominations (one, two, five, ten, 20 and 50 cents, plus one and two euros), will have a common side, carrying the value and a map, and one national side.

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This non-profit venture led in part by scientists from Stanford University has developed a software tool to help map out the value of natural resources.

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But for now they see little or no financial return from their current smartphone map apps beyond the value added to their brands.

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So far, that app is making intelligent use of the shared functions of the social and search giants, and the value of a fast (and, in alien data environments, fairly cheap) map not at the mercy of spotty local internet services should not be underestimated.

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Like the PC industry before it, the navigation business has seen economic value shift to the software, in this case the incredibly hard-to-replicate map databases.

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