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Pakistani users outdo all others in contributing data to Google MapMaker

May.30, 2009 in Living in Pakistan, SW Industry

Here at TechLahore, we’ve covered GIS in Pakistan a few times in the past. We’ve even reviewed indigenous Pakistan mapping services, such as Naqsha.net. Google is obviously still the undisputed champion of open source GIS/mapping and satellite imagery. But where they have been found lacking in the past is the paucity of street maps and [...]

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Naqsha.net – a driving directions and map service for Pakistan

Jan.09, 2008 in innovation, Living in Pakistan, Product Design, SW Industry

I was pleasantly surprised to learn about the launch of Naqsha.net, a GIS website that promises to provide driving direction and accurate route mapping for major Pakistani cities. Because Google and Yahoo don’t really have good street map coverage outside the US and some parts of Europe, this new site could potentially be a boon [...]

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