Google Sky Map getting open-sourced

Google's own window into the night sky is all set to head down the open-source road. The Google Sky Map application has been massively successful, currently boasting over 20 million users. Not bad considering this app was created in part just to show off the capabilities of the early Android smartphones. 

Now though, Google has decided that it is “donating Sky Map to the community.” Through a collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, future development of the application will be the result of student projects. In addition to this, the app itself has been open-sou…

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Google Sky Map getting open-sourced
Richard Devine – androidcentral.com

Tags: astronomers, capabilities, carnegie mellon university, collaboration, future development, open source, student projects

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