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The Yandex.Maps development team announced the expansion of cartographic capabilities and incorporated smart voice commands for drivers in the service. Image source: Yandex press service. The new feature is available for Yandex.Maps. It tracks the location of the car and explains to the drivers how many lane to go in at difficult interchanges. These tips help traffickers change lanes in advance and not miss their turn, especially in metropolitan areas. A miss can significantly… Source link

Russia’s answer to Google is now branching out by bringing Yandex.Maps to your in-car Android Auto head unit. We’ve seen a whole host of navigation alternatives to Google Maps come to Android Auto over the past few months with the likes of Waze and TomTom providing sensible third-party options. According to Android Police, Yandex.Maps is now available on Android Auto provided you’re based in Russia. They note that you can’t even test it even when trying to spoof your location… Source link

The developers noted the outlines of mountains and mountain ranges in Russia and around the world – the Alps and Cordillera, the volcanoes of Kamchatka and the cuestas of the Crimean Peninsula, the Khibiny and the Caucasus, and much more.  For this, the NASADEM open digital terrain model was used. It is based on data on the roughness of the earth’s surface from various sources: topographic radar imagery, satellite photos, and measurements of the thickness of the ice cover. As noted by… Source link