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Google Maps picks up mapping analytics and visualization startup Urban Engines

This isn’t so much an acquisition as a welcoming back into the fold. Urban Engines was formed in 2014 by a bunch of former Google employees, with backing from Google Ventures and Eric Schmidt. The s

Urban Engines Wants To Help You Leverage All Forms Of Transit

If you’ve spent much time in San Francisco over the past few years, you’ve seen the city slowly congest itself into something Gordian. Getting around has become increasingly difficult as c

Urban Engines Takes The Power Of Its Transit Platform To Consumers With A Smart Offline Maps App

As a part-time urban planning nerd, I love visualizations of buses, trains and cars pulsating through cities. Now with more data available through smartphones, emergent logistics platforms like Uber a