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Tech giants compete over mapping

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From off-road mapping to imaging from the skies, competition is hotting up between Apple, Google and Microsoft in the mapping arena.

Sumi Das looks at some of the amazing technology that makes such precision photography possible and finds out what new features the tech giants have in store.

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