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    Unwired: An alternative to PoLTE location APIs

    PoLTE – a provider of cloud-based location technologies – announced they’re winding down their operations and deprecating support for Location APIs. If you currently use their Cellular or WiFi based positioning, you’re looking for an reliable alternative that’s easy to switch to. We’ve received dozens of messages in the past…

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    An alternative to Mapzen and Pelias

    Mapzen, sadly, will now be remembered in the past tense. Early this week, Mapzen announced that it will shut down all it’s services because….well, we’re not entirely sure yet. Balancing resources between commercial and the Open Source community can be extremely complex. Mapzen did a wonderful job in the past…

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    TrustedGPS: When GPS isn’t good enough

    The recent news about an Uber driver spoofing GPS to inflate fares has once-again raised questions about the reliability of GPS as a geolocation mechanism. An increasing number of businesses rely on GPS for localization & navigation. The open nature of GPS has made it’s way into almost every business application.…