Maps

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Use Google Maps offline! Know what you need to do (Hindustan Times)

Google Maps users can now use the app offline while travelling in their car. Here is how to use Google Maps offline.

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Maps: What Boston could have looked like if Olmsted's original ... (The Boston Globe)

Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, once called Boston's Emerald Necklace “the most important work of our profession now in hand.

Despite Wood Island Park’s popularity, the park was demolished for the expansion of the airport, setting off decades of community activism and park advocacy. See what it looks like today in the video below: The proposed boulevard would have linked the Emerald Necklace with Pleasure Bay in South Boston, but it was never built.

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Maricopa County seeks feedback on supervisorial redistricting maps (KTAR.com)

Maricopa County's supervisorial districts are being adjusted and the Board of Supervisors is asking for public comment on five draft maps.

Gates said the Board of Supervisors would take comments into consideration before approving a final map by the deadline of July 1. The county began accepting public comment online on Friday and a public hearing will be held on June 20 to discuss redistricting methodology and initial public feedback, according to the release. PHOENIX — It’s time again for the boundaries of Maricopa County’s supervisorial districts to be adjusted and the Board of Supervisors is asking for public comment on five draft maps.

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McDonald's highlights delivery options with maps-inspired ad ... (The Drum)

McDonald's is capitalizing on the changing nature of food delivery with a new campaign, created in partnership with Leo Burnett.

In order to ensure that consumers continue to associate the brand with the delivered food, it is likely the biggest fast-food brands will consider OOH campaigns like this one. The pin is somewhat hidden among the McDonald’s products, which include a Big Mac, gherkin, strawberry milkshake and fries. Mark Elwood, executive creative director, Leo Burnett London, said: “The iconicity of McDonald’s distinct brand assets built up over decades is unrivaled.

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How to change the voice on Apple Maps (Business Insider)

To change the voice, go to Siri & Search in iOS Settings and choose Siri Voice. Every time you navigate with Apple Maps' audio enabled, your iPhone reads you ...

While Apple offers you a variety of accents and variations (including American, Australian, British, Indian, Irish, and South African), there's one important caveat: Apple Maps uses Siri's voice. Thankfully, Apple makes it easy to change the voice on Apple Maps. There are more than a dozen voices to choose from, and it only takes a moment to make the switch. - You can change the voice on Apple Maps by choosing from more than a dozen voice variations.

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You can't use Apple Maps offline — here are the 4 best alternatives ... (Business Insider)

As an alternative, you can use offline navigation apps like HERE WeGo or MAPS.ME. You can also download maps for offline use using Google Maps. Apple Maps has ...

You can get unlimited use for $29.99 a year or purchase trails as you need them for a few dollars. - HERE WeGo.HERE WeGois a free turn-by-turn navigation app that has street-level maps for nearly 2,000 cities with guidance available for car, transit, and on foot. The map data comes from the Open Source OpenStreetMap Foundation, and the app is free without any in-app purchases. Tap the three-dot menu at the top right, and in the pop-up window, choose Download offline map. For more information, you can read our article on how to download directions from Google Maps to use while navigating without internet. - You can't use Apple Maps offline, so you need to use a different app for navigation if you don't have a connection.

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Google Maps adds up tolls to give you the true cost of your summer ... (Android Police)

It can't do anything to help you with massive bills at the gas pump, though.

Users in the US, India, Japan, and Indonesia will be the first to get toll data in Maps, and while Google says that more countries will follow soon, it hasn't shared which. We first started seeing evidence that Maps was working on detailed toll data last summer, but it wasn't until this April that Google formally announced the feature. We could tell Maps to avoid tolls for ages now, but Maps had no way to tell us what tolls might actually cost.

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Google apologizes to B.C. business owner after maps error sends ... (Globalnews.ca)

Gerry O'Neil, who runs a horse-drawn carriage tour service, said the map service was sending would-be customers to the wrong side of Stanley park for about ...

He estimates 20 percent of his business has been impacted by Google Maps not fixing the problem. We tried to call Google, but there are no numbers,” O’Neil said. O’Neil’s horse drawn tours have been a fixture in Vancouver’s Stanley Park for 40 years.

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