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The 8 Best Free Android Apps to Find Your Friends via GPS
Looking for an app to track friends or family? Check out these location tracking apps to keep tabs on your loved ones.
The 10 Best Airline Flight Path Tracking Sites and Apps
Airline flight tracking data can save you time and money. Here are the best apps and websites to track flights in real time.
How Often Is Google Earth Updated?
How fresh are those Google Earth images really? Find out how Google Earth gets its images and how often they are updated.
How to Fake a GPS Location on Your iPhone Using iToolab AnyGo
Want to access geo-restricted apps or services on your iPhone, but you're unable to do so? Here's how to easily change your iPhone's GPS location.
How to Hide or Fake Your Location in Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge
Geolocation attempts to locate you based on your IP address, Wi-Fi, or network location. Try these tricks to fake your location.
10 Fun Outdoor Games to Play Using GPS-Enabled Smartphones
Using the GPS functionality that's built into all modern smartphones, you can now walk out the door and start exploring the world -- and make a fun game out of it.
2 Easy Ways to Recover a Lost or Stolen Android Phone
These methods can help you find your lost or stolen Android phone or tablet.
Geotagging Photos: What It Is & Why You Should Start Right Now
Geotagging is simple and there are many reasons why you may want to start doing it. Here's everything you need to know, including how to add and remove your own geotags.
Mozilla Location Services Makes Geolocation Data Public And Gamifies Collection
Mozilla has launched Mozilla Location Services, which aims to freely provide geolocation data of publicly observable cell towers and Wi-Fi access points.
Find Latitude and Longitude Coordinates & Ways To Use Them Online
Most of the time, when you're looking for directions or want to find a location, you probably go directly to Google Maps (or whatever your favorite mapping tool is) and look up the address. Well, that's fine when you have the address, or you know the names of the city, town or location that you want to find. However, there are plenty of cases when names of places aren't so important as their location on the Earth.
How GPS Works [MakeUseOf Explains]
As an avid gamer, I’m surprised by the correlation between GPS-like features in modern video games and the proliferation of GPS technology in mundane life. When I was a kid, paper maps and cartography were still common; if you got lost, you suffered through it and found your way to your destination. Nowadays, we’ve got the wonders of GPS to guide us there and back again. What is GPS? How does it work?
Waze: A Social GPS For Your Daily Commute [iOS]
Out of all the navigation apps that are currently on the market, Waze may very well have the best concept. The only catch is that it doesn't have a "big name" backing it (like Google or Apple Maps). Regardless, it's on our list of Best Apps For The iPhone, and there's a reason for that. The app blends elements from both crowdsourcing and mapping to create something truly useful.
Satellite Eyes: Map Wallpapers Based On Your Current Location [Mac]
See a picture of the community around you, right on your Mac desktop. Satellite Eyes is a tiny Mac download that sits in your tray, determines your current location and puts a map of your choosing on the desktop. Whether you want a minimalist outline, a satellite image or even a watercolor, it doesn't matter - Satellite Eyes can deliver, and will automatically move every time you do.
Create Stunning Gorgeous Maps Of Any Location With Map To Image
Create beautiful maps of your favorite places, then download high-resolution copies of them. Whether you want a water colour outline of the city you recently visited or a detailed grid of your hometown, CityTracking.org's Map To Image is a simple web-app allowing you to turn your favorite places into art. Sure, you could compile screenshots from Bing or Google Maps to make your own images, but Map to Image makes the process simple.
How To Use Facebook Places Location Tagging Safely [Weekly Facebook Tips]
If you're on Facebook a bit, you've probably noticed people adding a location to their posts and photos, tagging their friends in locations and generally making it clear that they're out and about having a great time. Maybe you have had a go at this yourself or perhaps you've never managed to get around to it. What is clear about Facebook location tagging though, is that it's easy and it's good fun. Here's how you can get started with Facebook Places.
Top 8 Apps & Services For Tracing A Mobile Phone Location [iOS, Android, WP7 & Others]
There are a couple of good reasons you might want to trace the location of a mobile phone. Theft is one of the biggest concerns when it comes to smartphones, due to the amount of personal data being carried around in our pockets on a daily basis. Keeping track of friends and family is another potential use. Without further ado, let’s take a look at some of the options.