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October 29, 2010

China unveils own mapping service

Filed under: Uncategorized — admin @ 12:16 am

by the BBC

The site has high resolution images of many Chinese cities China has launched an official online mapping service called Map World. The web-based service gives people access to increasingly detailed satellite images of China and high-level images of other nations. The flat maps can be viewed in 3D if visitors download and install a browser plug-in to convert the images. China said the service was still in development and would be updated regularly. It said it could currently handle about 10 million visits per day.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11605940

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