Web mapping
Process of using the maps delivered by geographic information systems
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| April 2025 |
Google Maps
Google Maps updated its display to more prominently label the 'West Philippine Sea' in parts of the South China Sea claimed by the Philippines. The decision was praised by Filipino officials but criticized by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
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| April 22 2025 |
DeepStateMap.Live
An interactive map of Crimea was released, showcasing the historical liberation of the Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic by the Ukrainian People's Army and Imperial German Army in April 1918 from the Bolsheviks during the Crimea Operation.
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| February 2025 |
Google Maps
Google Maps renamed the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' for US users, following Donald Trump's Executive Order 14172. The change sparked controversy, with Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum criticizing the decision and requesting Google to reconsider.
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| January 30 2025 |
Apple Maps
Apple released the Detailed City Experience for New Orleans.
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| January 25 2025 |
Apple Maps
Apple began testing new map data in Thailand.
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| 2024 |
Apple Maps
Apple Maps reached 500 million users, competing with Google Maps which has approximately 1.8 billion users globally.
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| 2024 |
Google Maps
Three men from Uttar Pradesh died after their car fell into the Ramganga river due to misdirection by Google Maps while driving on an under-construction bridge.
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| December 23 2024 |
DeepStateMap.Live
DeepStateMap.Live reported receiving criticism from officials for displaying the encirclement of Ukrainian forces in Makarivka and Uspenivka, which was denied by the Khortytsia operational-strategic group.
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| November 4 2024 |
DeepStateMap.Live
Deep State UA launched an interactive real-time tracking map for the 2024 US presidential election results.
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| October 25 2024 |
Apple Maps
Apple released the Detailed City Experience for Amsterdam and began surveying roads in India using camera and Lidar-equipped backpacks.
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| September 2024 |
Google Maps
Several schools in Taiwan and Hong Kong were mislabeled as 'psychiatric hospitals' or 'prisons' by local students. Google quickly corrected the entries, prompting concern from education officials.
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| July 31 2024 |
Google Maps
All chat functionalities in Google Business Profile will completely end, representing the final termination of the chat feature.
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| July 24 2024 |
Apple Maps
Apple began public beta testing of Apple Maps on the web, available on Safari, Chrome, and Edge for Windows PCs and iPads. Apple Maps team also began surveying roads in India using camera and Lidar-equipped backpacks.
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| July 24 2024 |
Apple Maps
Apple began public beta testing of Apple Maps on the web, available on Safari, Chrome, and Edge for Windows PCs and iPads.
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| July 15 2024 |
Google Maps
New chat conversations in Google Business Profile will be disabled, marking the beginning of the phase-out of the chat functionality.
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| July 2 2024 |
DeepStateMap.Live
A major update called 'DeepStateMap 2.0' was launched, featuring graphics updates, offline mode, animation toggles, map drawing capabilities, keyboard shortcuts, and new weapon range views.
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| June 2024 |
Google Maps
Google began progressively removing access to Timeline feature on web browsers, shifting the location information storage to local devices.
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| May 2024 |
Google Maps
Google announced the discontinuation of the chat feature in Google Business Profile, signaling a significant change in business communication tools.
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| April 2024 | Overture Maps Foundation released its first dataset version during a beta test, making the data available in GeoParquet format through Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud platforms. |
| March 2024 |
DeepStateMap.Live
Telegram channel reached over 700,000 subscribers.
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| March 13 2024 |
DeepStateMap.Live
DeepStateMap.Live signed a Memorandum of cooperation with the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to improve information exchange and map accuracy.
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| February 2024 |
Google Maps
Google Maps began rolling out glanceable directions feature for Android and iOS apps, allowing users to track their journey from the device's lock screen.
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| February 2024 |
Google Maps
Two German tourists were stranded for a week in Oyala Thumotang National Park after Google Maps directed them to follow a dirt track where their vehicle became trapped in mud, prompting a warning from Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service about relying on Google Maps in remote regions.
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| February 2024 |
Google Maps
Google Maps added a weather icon to its Android and iOS mobile apps, providing users with weather and air quality index information directly in the app interface.
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| February 22 2024 |
DeepStateMap.Live
Announced that the map had reached one billion views since its launch.
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| February 19 2024 |
DeepStateMap.Live
Experienced another major DDOS attack, which was resolved within 18 minutes.
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| 2023 |
Queering the Map
An article by Reckon reported on LGBTQ Palestinians using Queering the Map to share their stories during the Gaza war.
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| 2023 | BMW announced the adoption of HERE HD Live Map in its Personal Pilot technology, achieving SAE International level 3 of driving automation. |
| 2023 |
Azure Maps
Azure Maps was certified as HIPAA compliant, targeting healthcare and health insurance companies.
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| November 2023 |
Google Maps
A hiker was rescued by helicopter on Mount Fromme in Vancouver after following a non-existent hiking trail on Google Maps, which was the second such incident in two months.
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| November 2023 |
Google Maps
Google apologized after users were directed through dangerous desert roads during a dust storm closure of Interstate 15, resulting in stranded drivers on a 'bumpy dirt trail'.
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| October 2023 |
Google Maps
Launched route-based Immersive View in 15 cities globally, allowing users to explore routes with predictive modeling and neural radiance field technologies.
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| October 2023 |
Google Maps
Lens in Maps experiences its largest expansion, being added to 50 new cities, significantly increasing its geographical availability.
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| September 2023 |
Google Earth
Google Earth version 10.0 released, updating mobile and web apps with latest Material Design theme and project creation support, while removing Voyager
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| August 2023 | Mapillary reached a milestone of 2 billion photos in its collection. |
| August 2023 |
Google Maps
A woman was stranded in the Central Australian desert for a night after Google Maps provided incorrect directions to Harts Range Racecourse, directing her to the wrong location instead of the rodeo event.
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| June 5 2023 |
Apple Maps
During WWDC, Apple announced the addition of offline maps and enhanced EV routing, and released the Detailed City Experience for Paris.
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| May 2023 |
Google Maps
At Google I/O 2023, an expansion of Immersive View to routes was announced, extending the feature's capabilities to include driving, walking, and cycling routes.
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| May 2023 |
Azure Maps
Azure Maps and Power BI integration reached general availability, fully establishing the map visualization capabilities.
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| May 18 2023 |
Leaflet
Leaflet's most stable version, Leaflet 1.9.4, was released, representing the current most up-to-date version of the library.
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| April 29 2023 |
DeepStateMap.Live
After facing initial difficulties with Apple, the DeepStateMap mobile app was finally released on iOS.
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| April 22 2023 |
DeepStateMap.Live
Raised a total of over 3 million hryvnias in donations.
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| March 2 2023 |
DeepStateMap.Live
Deep State UA launched their first mobile version of the map on Google Play, marking their initial mobile app release.
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| February 2023 |
Google Maps
Full launch of Immersive View, making the 3D location visualization feature available to users.
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