First it was Foursquare. And then Apple. Now, it's Wikipedia's turn to switch from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap. Wikipedia's decision, announced in a blog post, is likely to raise more questions about ...

Google Maps has integrated Wikipedia articles and geotagged photos so you can see points of interest and images of any geotagged photo on a Google Map. The data, accessible through a new More dropdown ...

Fandom, a wiki hosting service and fan platform with more than 300 million monthly active users and 250,000 wiki communities, has just announced its newest features and tools: Interactive Wiki Maps ...

In the world of online mapping, it feels like things aren’t quite going in Google’s direction these days: Apple switched away from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap when it launched iPhoto for iOS.

OpenStreetMap is exactly what its name implies—a wiki of maps and location data to which anyone can contribute, just like Wikipedia. With the help of some deep-pocketed boosters, including MapQuest ...

I don’t know about you, but I tend to think about my favorite tech tools as being split into two separate saucepans: the “classic” apps we’ve known and relied on for ages and then the newer “AI” apps ...

Accurate digital mapmaking has never been more important, as Apple’s recent fiasco with its new, glitchy and inconsistent Apple Maps app has shown. The coordinates correspond to the relevant locations ...

Wikipedia updated its Android and iOS apps today, but the noteworthy feature is that the online encyclopedia-like website dumped Google Maps for OpenStreetMap, which marks a growing trend for ...

The month of October has me thinking about monsters—and, specifically, mutants. That’s a strange way to start a conversation about tech topics, I realize. But stay with me: I promise this is going ...

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It seems as if Google dropped the Wikipedia layer from Google Maps a few weeks ago. A Google Maps Help thread has dozens of complaints from Google Maps users that the Wikipedia layer is gone. The ...