Maybe your carrier has tight data caps. Or perhaps you'll be driving (or hiking) in an area with no coverage. Either way, you'll want maps and GPS that aren't dependent upon immediate Internet access.

Yesterday's introduction of the Google Maps Navigation service was seen by many as the death of standalone GPS. Rumors of the death have been greatly exaggerated.

It may be helpful to find coordinates on Google Maps if you want to share your exact location. Here's how to do it on your phone or computer.

Now, your smartphone is your map and GPS device. Google’s been at the forefront of this revolution courtesy of Google Maps, one of the earliest navigation apps.

In a paper published this week in Nature, Google researchers demonstrated they were able to use GPS signal measurements pulled from millions of anonymous Android mobile devices to map the ionosphere.

Google has finally copied the homework of its other GPS app Waze, adding support for Bluetooth beacons so you can navigate in tunnels or other satellite dead zones.

TomTom's GO Comfort is an affordable GPS navigator with a 5-inch display and various navigation features.

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Platform Power The three map apps in this showdown—Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Waze—are entirely free. You don’t need to worry about additional microtransactions or ad banners.

Google Maps now supports navigation inside tunnels. An update to the app on Android allows users to connect to Bluetooth beacons for better location accuracy.

While state-of-the-art navigation has become a must-have these days, not everybody is a big fan of Google Maps, so stand-alone GPS units like those from Garmin still have a very successful niche ...