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Nihad A. Hassan and Rami HijaziOpen Source Intelligence Methods and Toolshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3213-2_7

7. Online Maps

Nihad A. Hassan1  and Rami Hijazi2
(1)
New York, USA
(2)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
 

Tracking users’ geolocation information has become increasingly popular with the advance of computing devices, mobile communications, and social media platforms because these technologies make posting someone’s current location online a matter of clicking one button.

Nowadays, many types of electronic devices come equipped with satellite tracking sensors to determine their location on the map. Almost all handheld devices—such as smartphones and wearable devices—are now location aware. Many apps in major ...

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