Back in the hazy olden days of the pre-2000s, navigating between two locations generally required someone to whip out a paper map and painstakingly figure out the most optimal route between those ...

Map matching algorithms are fundamental to aligning raw positioning data, typically obtained through GPS, with digital road network databases. These techniques address inherent uncertainties in GPS ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you’ve been making the same commute for a long time, you’ve probably settled on what seems like the best route. But “best” is a ...