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Is the Google Maps Island off Kochi Really an Island?

The Wire Staff 18/06/2021

A small, green smudge has appeared on Google Maps'...

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The New Geospatial Data Guidelines Are Revolutionary – but Can Also Do More

Raj Bhagat Palanichamy 24/02/2021

The biggest drawback with the new guidelines have to...

Michael T. Jones clicked in May, 2013. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Jarle Naustvik

Bidding Goodbye To Michael Jones, the Man Who Gave the World ‘Google Earth’

Anusuya Datta 16/02/2021

Michael Jones spent more than a decade in senior...

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Guwahati Gets an Experimental Flood Warning System

Kasturi Das 10/09/2020

A pilot project in Assam’s largest city could start...

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Simple Road Maps Show India’s Cities Are Snaking Towards Ecological, Social Chaos

Vasudevan Mukunth 20/01/2020

New roads in Pune, Kolkata, Vijayawada, Coimbatore, Mumbai and...

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Why Drones Are the Latest Buzz in Agriculture

Suvasini Ramaswamy 04/10/2016

When used with prudence, drones can be a potential...