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  2. Radar beacon - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_beacon

    Radar beacon. Racon signal as seen on a radar screen. This beacon receives using sidelobe suppression and transmits the letter "Q" in Morse code near Boston Harbor (Nahant) 17 January 1985. Radar beacon (short: racon) is – according to article 1.103 of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) ITU Radio Regulations (RR) [1 ...

  3. Maidenhead Locator System - Wikipedia

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    The Maidenhead Locator System (a.k.a. QTH Locator and IARU Locator) is a geocode system used by amateur radio operators to succinctly describe their geographic coordinates, which replaced the deprecated QRA locator, which was limited to European contacts. [1] Its purpose is to be concise, accurate, and robust in the face of interference and ...

  4. Open Location Code - Wikipedia

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    The Open Location Code ( OLC) is a geocode based in a system of regular grids for identifying an area anywhere on the Earth. [1] It was developed at Google's Zürich engineering office, [2] and released late October 2014. [3] Location codes created by the OLC system are referred to as " plus codes ".

  5. Google’s accessibility app Lookout can use your phone’s ...

    www.engadget.com/googles-accessibility-app...

    Its latest version comes with a new "Find" mode that allows users to choose from seven item categories, including seating, tables, vehicles, utensils and bathrooms. When users choose a category ...

  6. Google Maps rolls out location sharing notifications ...

    techcrunch.com/2022/07/27/google-maps-is-rollin

    All features will be available for Google Maps users on iOS and Android with the immersive view and location sharing notification rolling out today, and cycling route information rolling out in ...

  7. Google beefs up wildfire tracking, tree cover and Plus Codes ...

    techcrunch.com/2021/09/29/google-beefs-up...

    The company is improving wildfire tracking, expanding a tool for calculating tree canopy cover in cities and further automating virtual address creation with Plus Codes. The wildfires will be of ...

  8. Reverse geocoding - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_geocoding

    Reverse geocoding is the process of converting a location as described by geographic coordinates (latitude, longitude) to a human-readable address or place name. It is the opposite of forward geocoding (often referred to as address geocoding or simply "geocoding"), hence the term reverse. Reverse geocoding permits the identification of nearby ...

  9. GoodMaps Explore aims to bring step-by-step navigation to ...

    www.engadget.com/goodmaps-explore-app-blind...

    GoodMaps Explore provides on-demand, reactive mobile navigation for people who are blind or visually impaired, and developers are working to tackle a region that Google Maps has long ignored ...

  10. List of Maryland area codes - Wikipedia

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    The blue area is assigned area codes 301, 240, and 227; the red area is area codes 410, 443 and 667. The state of Maryland is served by the following area codes: Area codes. Numbering plan area. 227.

  11. Google Maps satellite images cover 98 percent of the world's ...

    www.engadget.com/2019-12-14-google-maps-images.html

    The tech giant says it has captured over 10 million miles of images for Street View, thus far, which is distance enough to circle the globe 400 times. Also, it says Google Earth has 36 million ...