machine learning – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com Blogging about maps since 2003 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:18:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maproomblog.com/xq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-logo-2017-04-32x32.jpg machine learning – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com 32 32 116787204 Some Google Maps Updates https://www.maproomblog.com/2024/10/some-google-maps-updates/ Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:17:58 +0000 https://www.maproomblog.com/?p=1834354 More]]> Google Maps imagery updates include improved satellite imagery thanks to an AI model that removes clouds, shadows and haze, plus “one of the biggest updates to Street View yet, with new imagery in almost 80 countries—some of which will have Street View imagery for the very first time.” The web version of Google Earth will be updated with access to more historical imagery and better project and file organization, plus a new abstract basemap layer. [PetaPixel]

Meanwhile, The Verge reports that Google Maps is cracking down on business pages that violate its policy against fake ratings and reviews.

]]> 1834354 Using Machine Learning to Map Fictional Worlds https://www.maproomblog.com/2018/11/using-machine-learning-to-map-fictional-worlds/ Wed, 07 Nov 2018 14:58:09 +0000 https://www.maproomblog.com/?p=1786607 More]]> Mapping Fictional Worlds is a project to create maps and virtual spaces from literary texts. This seems to be a machine learning project: using natural language processing to build a world around a text that didn’t necessarily come with a map. One component, highlighted by the Guardian, is LitCraft: creating literary worlds using Minecraft. Such as Treasure Island. More at the project’s Chronotopic Cartographies blog. [David Garcia]

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