Minneapolis firefighters rescued a man who attempted to walk across a frozen Mississippi River early in the morning.

The incident happened around 3 a.m. near the Stone Arch Bridge where the man was partially submerged.

The man told firefighters that Google Maps told him to cross the river. The Minneapolis Fire Department says that the app most likely told him to cross the Stone Arch Bridge, not walk across the river, WCCO reported.



The man, who was visiting from out of state, had a mild case of hypothermia.

Last week, a man in Berlin tricked Google Maps by carrying 99 smartphones together and made everyone believe that there was a huge traffic jam. But it was just him carrying an entire batch of phones with Google Maps turned on.

Last year, Google representatives presented various ways in which cutting-edge technologies can improve current features and applications, and one of the most interesting uses comes from combining maps from Google Maps with augmented reality. Street View, along with an artificial intelligence algorithm, will allow us to move around the city using augmented reality. We take the phone, look for the place where we want to go on the map and in addition to the 2D image we usually see on the map, we can pick up the phone to follow the surrounding reality in 3D.

Involving augmented reality in an application like Google Maps makes sense right now when it comes to walking. In the case of car navigation, this will become relevant when more and more cars will display information directly on the windshield.

Augmented reality in Google Maps, as in other cases, involves the use of the camera and is a two-way communication. The user, by pointing the camera in a certain direction, transmits the exact location to the company's servers, thus helping the precise location.

Google Maps, in turn, will display in the real environment filmed with the phone camera virtual indicators superimposed on the real plan that shows the user exactly the direction to follow.

Basically, instead of 2D maps and arrows, the app uses the real-time images provided by the camera to move the walking guide into the real environment.

It is important to mention that street view contains both images photographed by the Google car and the Tracker, but also by ordinary people who contribute to Street View. They can go to different areas - on top of a mountain, to different tourist attractions - to take pictures, and they will be uploaded on Street View.

The camera mounted on the roof of the Google Street View car has 15 lenses and can take 360-degree panoramic photos. Where cars cannot reach - pedestrian areas, parks or tourist attractions - the images are made using a portable device.

That's how these amazing images captured through Street View probably arrived in the frame. Bemorepanda collected them all for you.

1.The perfect view

2.A normal sunny day

3.Having fun on the street

4.Just a drunk man

5.A perfect photo of a bird

6.A cute driver

7.A road to the sky

8.The horse has gone

9.Enthusiasm of this kids is cool

10.Public transport

11.Walking the dog

12.Arrested

13.The parrot makes this photo

14.A heart in the sky

15.Beautiful view

16.A double man

17.A normal picture

18.After party

19.Summer shower

20.A good place to hide

21.This baby was left in the middle of the street

22.Summer vibes

23.The white man

24.Evadating

25.Burning house

26.They enjoy their flight

27.Sleeping robo

28.A romantic moment

29.Poor horse

30.Burning car

31.Street fight

32.Peaceful morning

33.Arrested

34.Dangerous man

35.At work

36.Falling in the river

37.Strange picture

38.Riding down the street

39.A butterfly

40.Selling guns

41.Alone on the street

42.A tiger in the middle of the street

43.Horse going wild

44.Bike fail

45.The end

46.Hiding in the forest

47.Funny boys

48.Strange moment

49.The bloody fight

50.Caught in action

Geographers are looking up and down for interesting information about our world. They want to know “why”, but they also like to know what is the biggest / smallest, the farthest / closest and the longest / shortest. Geographers also want to answer confusing questions, such as "What time is it at the South Pole?" And other interesting things.

Earth or the Blue Planet, is the third planet from the Sun and the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System. It is the only planet in the universe known to have life and hides a lot of amazing details.

Today through the prism of 100 folders you will discover new things from all over the world. In the meantime, you will be able to read curiosities about our planet. It's time for new acquaintances with Bemorepanda!

1.The New Longest Possible Train Journey In The World

2.Atheists Are Prohibited From Holding Public Office In 8 Us States

3.Is Escape A Crime?

4.This Map Of All Of The Sunken Japanese Ships Of Wwii Is Mind Blowing!

Planet Earth is part of the solar system, is the largest terrestrial planet, formed about 4.57 billion years ago and is the densest planet in the entire solar system. Read general information about planet Earth.

Planet Earth revolves around the sun in 365.26 days, and this period is known as one year. During all this time, the Earth rotates about its axis about 366.26 times. During gravity, the Earth interacts with other objects in space, especially the Sun and Moon, the Earth's only natural satellite.

Seasons appear on Earth because its axis of rotation is inclined relative to its orbital plane. The gravitational interaction between the Earth and the Moon stabilizes the Earth's orientation on its axis and gradually slows down its rotation.

The Earth's surface is 71% covered with water, mainly by the oceans, and the remaining 29% is made up of continents and islands that, along with other rivers and water sources, contribute to the hydrosphere.

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6.Countries That Have Had Female Heads Of State Or Government In The Last Century

7.Innocent Opinions That Divide Nations

8.European Cultural Superiority

The name of the planet Earth does not derive from Greek or Roman mythology, as is the case with the other planets that were named after gods and goddesses from Greco-Roman mythology. The word "earth" comes from the Latin word "pavimentum", which means "paved earth" or "level", "floor", "paved road", "smooth place", "pavement", "mosaic" or "weft".

Since its formation, the Earth has undergone many geological and biological processes. The Earth's atmosphere and oceans were formed by volcanic activity and expulsion. From here, water vapor condensed into oceans amplified with water and ice from asteroids, comets and protoplants.

More than 3.5 billion years ago, the Earth's magnetic field stabilized, and this prevented the solar wind from scattering the atmosphere.

Approximately 4.5 billion years old, the Earth was formed when a cloud of dust collapsed due to gravity, and like planets such as Mercury, Venus, and Mars, the planet Earth is a rocky, central core. which is surrounded by a mantle and a solid crust.

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11.The World's Longest Non-Stop Flights

12.Each Star Represents A Capital City Of A Country

The shape is approximately oblique spheroidal and, due to the rotation, the Earth is flattened at the poles and bulging around the equator. Its diameter at the equator is 43 kilometers, larger than the pole-pole diameter.

The main deviations from the Earth's surface are: Mount Everest, 8,850 meters above sea level and the Marianas Pit, 10,924 meters below sea level.

The Earth's mass consists mainly of iron (32.1%), oxygen (30.1%), silicon (15.1%), magnesium (13.9%), sulfur (2.9%), nickel (1 , 8%), calcium 1.5%), aluminum (1.4%), the remaining 1.2% consisting of small amounts of other elements. Due to mass segregation, it is estimated that the core consists mainly of iron (88.8%), with smaller amounts of nickel (5.8%), sulfur (4.5%) and less than 1% trace elements.

The total area of ​​the Earth is about 510 million square kilometers, of which 70.8% and 361.13 square kilometers are below sea level and covered with ocean, the remaining 29.2% and 148.94 million square kilometers, respectively it is not covered by water and consists of mountains, plains, deserts, plateaus and other landforms.

13. A Map Centered On Antarctica

14.The Topography Of Russia

15.A Map Visualizing The Armenian Genocide - Started 106 Years Ago

Due to the swelling of the earth at the equator, the summit of Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador (20,700 feet or 6,310 meters) is the farthest point from the center of the Earth. Thus, the mountain claims the title of being "the highest point on Earth" (although Mount Everest is still the highest point above sea level). Mt. Chimorazo is an extinct volcano and is located about a degree south of the equator.

While at sea level, the boiling point of water is 212 F, it changes if you are higher than that. How much does it change? For every 500 feet of elevation increase, the boiling point decreases by one degree. Thus, in a city 5,000 meters above sea level, the water boils at 202 F.

The fourth most populous country in the world has the largest Muslim population. About 87% of Indonesia's population is Muslim; Thus, with a population of 216 million, Indonesia is home to about 188 million Muslims. The religion of Islam spread to Indonesia in the Middle Ages.

16.This Road Trip Will Be The Same Temperature Year-Round

17.Countries Where More Than 50% Of The Population Is Vaccinated With Two Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine

18.Europe: Protests: 2020-2021

19.15th October 2019 - 1st November 2021: Indian Households With A Tap Water Connection (Data: Jal Jeevan Mission)

The largest lake in Africa is Lake Victoria, located in East Africa, on the border of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. It is the second largest freshwater lake in the world, after Lake Superior in North America.

Lake Victoria was named by John Hanning Speke, a British explorer and first European to see the lake (1858), in honor of Queen Victoria.

The country with the lowest population density in the world is Mongolia, with a population density of about four people per square mile. Mongolia's 2.5 million people occupy more than 600,000 square miles of land.

20.Government Request To Remove Content (Google) Since 2011

21.Date Formats Worldwide

22.Made An Ink Map Of The Grand Canyon!

The total density of Mongolia is limited, as only a small part of the land can be used for agriculture, the vast majority of the land can only be used for nomadic grazing.

Hadrian's Wall is located in the north of Great Britain (the main island of Great Britain) and stretches for almost 120 kilometers from Solwat Firth in the west to the River Tyne near Newcastle in the east.

The wall was built under the rule of the Roman emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century to keep the Caledonians of Scotland out of England. Portions of the wall still exist today.

23. Olympus Mons Compared To France

24.Interesting Map Made In 1996; One Square Equals 1% Of The World’s Population

25.Eu Countries Pushing To Label Nuclear Power As Green Energy

The deepest lake in the United States is Crater Lake in Oregon. Crater Lake is located in the collapsed crater of an ancient volcano called Mount Mazama and is 1,932 feet (589 meters) deep.

The clear water of Crater Lake has no streams to feed it and no streams as springs - it has been filled and sustained by rainfall and melting snow. Located in southern Oregon, Crater Lake is the seventh deepest lake in the world and contains 4.6 trillion gallons of water.

In 1947, the British left South Asia and divided their territory into independent countries in India and Pakistan. The Muslim regions on the east and west sides of Hindu India have become part of Pakistan.

The two separate territories were part of a single country, but were known as East and West Pakistan and were separated by more than 1,609 km. After 24 years of turmoil, East Pakistan declared independence and became Bangladesh in 1971.

26.Beavers In Europe, 1900 And 2021

27.Comparative Size Of Australia And The Mediterranean

28.Biden's Approval In Each State On Inauguration Day vs. Today

29.This Was Up In The Bathroom Of A Canadian Company I Was Doing Some Work At

30.Europe And North America At The Same Latitude

Because the longitude lines converge at the North and South Poles, it is almost impossible (and very impractical) to determine which time zone you are in based on longitude.

Therefore, researchers in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the Earth typically use the time zone associated with their research stations. For example, because almost all flights to Antarctica and the South Pole come from New Zealand, New Zealand time is the most common time zone in Antarctica.

The longest river in Russia and Europe is the Volga River, which flows entirely in Russia for 3,685 km (2,290 miles). Its source is in the Valdai Hills, near the town of Rzhev, and flows into the Caspian Sea in southern Russia.

The Volga River is navigable for much of its length and, with the addition of dams, has become important for energy and irrigation. The canals connect it to the Don River, as well as the Baltic Sea and the White Sea.

31.A Phone-Map Of Ireland

32.The 38 States Of America, Proposed By George Etzel Pearcy In 1973 Based On Cultural And Economic Relation Of Existing Regions

33.Some Really Strange Political Parties

At one point, in recent decades, someone started an idea to alert people that population growth was out of control, saying that most people who have ever lived were alive today. Well, that's a gross overestimation.

Most studies place the total number of human beings who have ever lived between 60 and 120 billion. Since the world's population is currently only 7 billion, the percentage of people who have lived and are alive today is only 5% to 10%.

34.1987 The World According To Ronald Reagan (Version #2)

35.20 Years Of Deforestation In The Amazon

36.America’s Beautiful Weather Zones By Mattie Lubchansky

37.Paper Sizes Around The World

38.The Topography Of Ukraine

39.Countries That Have, Or Have Had, Openly Gay Heads Of Government

40.Canada, But It's Just Roads

41.How People Call Their Homeland

42.Safety Walking Alone At Night Europe

43.Countries That Drive On The Left Side Of The Road (Orange) vs. Countries That Drive On The Right Side Of The Road (Blue). (Map From Statista)

44.My Grandpa Was A Radar Operator During World War Two, Here's One Of His Maps

45.The U.S.' Google Searches Of European Countries

46.Homicide Rate By Country

47.Flights Within One Country

48.Canada, But It's Just Trees

49.Average Color Of Each Country

50.Map Of The World From Its Flight Routes

51.I Found A 1958 World Map While Tearing Out A Basement Interior Wall In My House

52.Newest Republic In The World

53.Cousin Marriage Rates In Nations With Significant Muslim Populations

54.At This Time Of Day, In This Part Of The Country, Localized Entirely Within The Area In Green On This Map. Whether You Can See It Depends On How Far North You Are As Well As Cloudiness

55.Cat Map

56.Odd Places In The UK

57.Most Common European Ancestry In The Americas. Now With Subdivisions!

58.The Search Queries For "How Do I..." In Europe

59.How Many Billionaires Live In Each Country?

60.An Small Reminder That This Country Exist

61.Amazon Basin

62.This Is The Farthest Place On Earth From Any Ocean

63.Which States In The US Are Actually City States?

64.If The US Was Split Into Two Halves With Equal Population

65.Countries Where Covid-19 Vaccinations Are Mandatory For Everyone

66.Map For Halloween - Every Castle In Europe

67.Where People Still Practice Open Defecation

68.Manhattan Is Less Dense Today Then It Was In 1910

69.The Scariest Thing In Every European Country

70.Piracy In The 21st Century

71.The World According To Bhutan

72.Uncontacted Tribes In The Deep Amazon

73.Countries With The Most Islands

74.The Minimum Ages In Which Children In Each Country Can Be Sent To Prison

75.Us 1956 Nuclear War Plan Targets

76.Percentage Of Population Increase From 1960 To 2020 By Country In Europe (Source: World Bank)

77.Origin Of Immigrants In Europe

78.A Map Of Italy Made Out Of Pizza. By Modernist Cuisine (2018)

79.Share Of Europeans Who Have Travelled At Least Once Outside The Eu (2014)

80.The Pakistan-India Border Can Be Seen From Space

81.Us States To Entire Countries Gdp

82.Average Fixed Internet Speed In European Subcontinent As It Was In September 2021

83.Topography Of Africa

84.A Map Relating To When Counties Will Achieve Net Zero Emissions

85.The Probability Of A White Christmas In The United States

86.A Peculiar World Map From 1581

87.How Much Longer Women Live Compared To Men

88.South Asia Is More Populated Than North America, South America, Europe And Oceania Combined (South Asia Is Roughly Half The Size Of USA)

89.The Soviet Union For 4 Days

90.Map Of India According To (Un, Pakistan, China And India Itself)

91.''snow'' In European Languages

92.A Globe Without The British Isles In Sarawak State Library (Former British Colony Until 1963)

93.Every Country Invaded By France

94.Political Positions 2021

95.Civilian Gun Ownership Per Capita In 2017. Data From Small Arms Survey

96.Paid Leave For New Mothers (Nyt)

97.On Blacks, Asians, Muslims And Jews Across Europe, 2017

98.Europe In China View

99.The World At War In 2021

100.New York State Stereotype Maps

Google is adding features to Maps to alert users to travel restrictions related to Covid-19, to help them better plan their routes, the Alphabet group's division announced on Monday.

The update will allow users to check how crowded a station might be at a given time, or if buses on a particular route have a limited schedule, Google said.

 Alerts will be available in Argentina, France, India, the Netherlands, the United States and the United Kingdom, among other countries.

 The new features will include details on checkpoints for Covid-19 and restrictions at national borders, starting with Canada, Mexico and the United States.

 In recent months, the company has analyzed location data from the phones of billions of users in 131 countries to examine mobility during restrictions and to help health authorities assess whether people are complying with social restraints and other orders.  to control the spread of the virus.

 Google has invested billions of dollars in search engine advertising revenue to digitally map the world, attracting an average of 1 billion users a month to the free navigation app.

Maps are interesting. A lot of people enjoyed coloring the outline maps in school, and we still enjoy looking at them. It is especially interesting to see the map that gives us a completely new view of the world - to look at it from an unexpected angle, and maybe teach something, broaden our horizons and raise awareness!

 

Maps that show the world is more interesting than boring geography textbooks

 

And today is just such a case! We invite you to take a look at 45 most interesting maps and infographics that can really surprise and make you say: I didn’t know this!

 

1. At some point in the end of 2022, the world population will reach 8 billion

 

2. Map of hot areas in summer 2022

 

3. How does the frog "qua" sound in different languages?

 

4. Expressing laughter around the world: how to laugh online in 26 languages

 

5. Countries with US military bases

 

6. The last monarch of every European country

 

7. Number of pigs reared per square kilometer in Europe

 

8. How many hours do Asians sleep on average?

 

9. How many years, on average, do Asians spend in school?

 

10. How much do Asian countries spend on their military as a percentage of GDP?

 

11. This map shows countries that do not have direct access to the open sea (enclaves)

 

12. Number of billionaires by country in the world

 

13. This map shows the proportion of electricity generated from hydropower by country

 

14. The map shows the height of the Earth's forests, from seedlings to trees over 50 meters high, across the Earth

 

15. This map shows the countries of Europe with the percentage of votes for right-wing parties

 

16. Europe and America on the same latitude

 

17. Grizzly bears in modern and historical habitat

 

Statistics may vary. For professionals looking for confirmation of their calculations and assumptions in these data, it is lively and visual. And for ordinary readers who are not connected with the collection of sociological and other statistical data, it is boring and callous.

 

And although the general visual statistical sections are not an accurate reflection of the real movements taking place in society or do not show, with an accuracy of thousandths, the percentage ratio of certain historical, political and other diverse phenomena, it is more interesting to read them when the data is neatly grouped on maps and is easy to understand. even a child.

 

On these maps you will find interesting information and country statistics. You may not need this knowledge for an exam at an institute or when applying for a job, but for a general understanding of unexpected, but extremely interesting things, our statistical selection is what you need! So let's go!

 

Attention! The maps presented below are not true in the last resort, since the authors of the maps were based on unpublished sources and we cannot vouch for their veracity. But nevertheless, the information is interesting, pleasant viewing!

 

18. This map shows countries that have been directly attacked or interfered with by US troops since the end of the Cold War.

 

19. What is the favorite alcoholic drink of South Americans?

Answer: beer, spirits, wine.

 

20. This chart shows the share of the monthly salary required to fill 60 liters of gasoline in selected countries

 

21. Visualization of which countries people drink the most beer - Germany or the Czech Republic are not ahead

 

22. How much land does the US military own in each state?

 

23. The movement of polar bears, which was tracked by GPS

 

24. Wheat is a staple food for millions of people around the world.

 

25. This map shows confirmed cases of monkeypox per million inhabitants in each country.

 

26. Malaria was common in half the countries of the world - it has since been eliminated in many regions

 

27. This chart shows cargo and tanker ships in the North Sea on June 9, 2022 from 9:00 am to 10:00 am (CET)

 

28. This chart shows the EU countries with the highest gross public debt as a share of GDP in 2021

 

29. Major cities at significant risk of a real estate bubble

 

30. European LNG terminals, 2022

 

31. The most common female names in European countries

 

32. Let's also look at the strong side of the population and their names

 

33. But the most common surnames

 

34. "Which state is the biggest threat to world peace?" - the answers of the countries to the question are quite unambiguous

It seems that the United States has no competitors in the rejection of this country by the inhabitants of other countries.

 

35. The most common languages ​​after the official language in Europe

 

36. Map of the distribution of Turkic languages ​​in countries and areas where they are used

 

On the map, colors are used to represent the different language groups of the Turkic language.

 

37. On this map, countries are marked in red, the economy of which is weaker than the economy of Istanbul (the largest city in Turkey)!

 

38. What types of sockets and plugs are used in the world, shown in this infographic

 

39. The tallest men in Europe live ...

 

According to a survey among European countries, men with the highest average height are in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Armenia has the lowest men.

 

40. Map of Europe showing which countries foreigners are most likely to be born in and what citizenship they are

 

41. Countries and their populations in Europe in 1803

 

42. Map of Europe showing the year in which the monarchy fell

In countries marked in dark red on the map, the monarchy still exists.

 

43. On this map, we see in which country how many military personnel

 

44. Obesity world map

 

Russia, if you look at this infographic, is somewhere between 20% and 30%. Not the smallest percentage of overweight people in the world.

 

45. Territories where lions lived in the past and where they live now

 

Red shows the territories in which lions lived; blue - lands where they can still be found. Gray areas are places where lions have never lived.

 

46. ​​Distribution map of 12/24-hour clock format in the world

 

47. On this map, you can track when McDonald's first arrived in a particular country