“Every few months, it seems, some entrepreneur is embroiled in controversy over a map service showing neighborhoods that the user should avoid.” – Smartphones and the Uncertain Future of ‘Spatial Thinking’
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Smartphones and the Uncertain Future of ‘Spatial Thinking’
“the classic dashboard GPS, according to Nick Cohn, a traffic expert at TomTom, induces a state of rest. “The overall effect is that people are more calm when they’re using navigation,” he says. By extension, they drive safer.” – Smartphones and the Uncertain Future of ‘Spatial Thinking’
Smartphones and the Uncertain Future of ‘Spatial Thinking’
“One in five Americans used the Google Maps app in June; one in eight used Apple Maps.” – Smartphones and the Uncertain Future of ‘Spatial Thinking’
Smartphones and the Uncertain Future of ‘Spatial Thinking’
“In 2011, 35 percent of Americans had smartphones; by 2013, that had grown to 61 percent. Three-quarters of those people now use their phones for directions and location-based services.” – Smartphones and the Uncertain Future of ‘Spatial Thinking’