Abstract: Innovations in the area of presentation of location-related actions and location information are presented. For example, an application calls an operating system to generate a location card. The location card can show a map of a location as well as additional information about the location and one or more action indicators. With an action indicator, a user can launch an application to perform an action related to the location immediately and directly from the location card. Depending on usage scenario, an application can specify different actions to be represented with action indicators in a location card. At the same time, location cards supported by the operating system provide a consistent way to expose location information and location-related actions to users.

Abstract: User location is detected. User traffic at a mass transit stop rear the user location is detected and compared to user traffic at other mass transit stops in close proximity to the first mass transit stop. An alternate stop identifier system is controlled to surface information indicative of a location of an alternate mass transit stop for a user along with a commute time impact metric indicative of how the user's commute time will be affected by using the alternate stop.

Abstract: User location is detected. User traffic at a mass transit stop rear the user location is detected and compared to user traffic at other mass transit stops in close proximity to the first mass transit stop. An alternate stop identifier system is controlled to surface information indicative of a location of an alternate mass transit stop for a user along with a commute time impact metric indicative of how the user's commute time will be affected by using the alternate stop.

Abstract: Innovations in the area of presentation of location-related actions and location information are presented. For example, an application calls an operating system to generate a location card. The location card can show a map of a location as well as additional information about the location and one or more action indicators. With an action indicator, a user can launch an application to perform an action related to the location immediately and directly from the location card. Depending on usage scenario, an application can specify different actions to be represented with action indicators in a location card. At the same time, location cards supported by the operating system provide a consistent way to expose location information and location-related actions to users.

Abstract: Innovations in the area of presentation of location-related actions and location information are presented. For example, an application calls an operating system to generate a location card. The location card can show a map of a location as well as additional information about the location and one or more action indicators. With an action indicator, a user can launch an application to perform an action related to the location immediately and directly from the location card. Depending on usage scenario, an application can specify different actions to be represented with action indicators in a location card. At the same time, location cards supported by the operating system provide a consistent way to expose location information and location-related actions to users.

Abstract: Examples are provided that relate to inking inputs made to a map displayed on a computing device. One example provides, on a computing device, a method comprising displaying a map on a display device operatively coupled to the computing device, receiving user input of one or more inking inputs on the displayed map and displaying an annotation for each inking input received, determining a map location of each of the one or more inking inputs, determining an intended meaning of each of the one or more inking inputs based upon one or more features of the inking inputs, and performing an action on the computing device based at least on the map location and the intended meaning determined for each of the one or more inking inputs.

Abstract: Innovations in the area of presentation of location-related actions and location information are presented. For example, an application calls an operating system to generate a location card. The location card can show a map of a location as well as additional information about the location and one or more action indicators. With an action indicator, a user can launch an application to perform an action related to the location immediately and directly from the location card. Depending on usage scenario, an application can specify different actions to be represented with action indicators in a location card. At the same time, location cards supported by the operating system provide a consistent way to expose location information and location-related actions to users.

Abstract: Innovations in the area of presentation of location-related actions and location information are presented. For example, an application calls an operating system to generate a location card. The location card can show a map of a location as well as additional information about the location and one or more action indicators. With an action indicator, a user can launch an application to perform an action related to the location immediately and directly from the location card. Depending on usage scenario, an application can specify different actions to be represented with action indicators in a location card. At the same time, location cards supported by the operating system provide a consistent way to expose location information and location-related actions to users.

Abstract: Innovations in the area of presentation of location-related actions and location information are presented. For example, an application calls an operating system to generate a location card. The location card can show a map of a location as well as additional information about the location and one or more action indicators. With an action indicator, a user can launch an application to perform an action related to the location immediately and directly from the location card. Depending on usage scenario, an application can specify different actions to be represented with action indicators in a location card. At the same time, location cards supported by the operating system provide a consistent way to expose location information and location-related actions to users.