SimpleGeo and Stamen Design have partnered to produce Polymaps, a JavaScript library for image- and vector-tiled maps using SVG, that can be used by developers to build dynamic mapping apps. According ...

Apple isn't just declaring its independence from Google Maps with its new in-house backend for Maps in iOS 6. It has developed a superior way to deliver map data that relies on resolution independent ...

Apple's new Maps are a huge leap over iOS 5 maps in pure technology: the use of vector maps (mathematically described, resolution independent map information rather than static bitmapped pictures of ...