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How GPS exercise data can reveal sensitive military locations
GPS data created by millions of people who use mobile devices or apps to track their exercise might also be revealing sensitive national security information. A 20-year-old Australian student discovered the locations of bases where military forces and intelligence services…
Volunteers are helping Puerto Rico from home, with a map anyone can edit
While island officials continued to call for aid this week, organizations delivering relief are asking for help with a lesser-known resource: map data.
This map is helping Ecuador’s earthquake relief efforts
A project called Mapping Ecuador is allowing people to pinpoint hospitals, shelters and other key places in the South American country’s earthquake recovery.
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The 20-year effort to draw a map unearthing Alaska’s treasures
In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, the U.S. Geological Survey released its first-ever digital map of Alaska, revealing thousands of geological details that can be used to contribute to new scientific assessments of the northern-most state.
High-tech maps may help researchers understand and predict disease outbreaks like malaria, an illness that kills between 600,000 and 1 million people each year. Scientists have begun using temperatures, rainfall patterns and other data to better target areas most at…
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