Mapping the technological landscape: Measuring technology distance, technological footprints, and technology evolution

•Novel set of measures that enable a fine-grained characterization of innovations.•Measuring distance, and the degree of radicalness of the innovations.•Measuring a firm's technological footprint, including its depth and breadth.•Assessing capabilities, overlap, similarity, and proximity across firms.•Understanding the dynamic evolution of the technology landscape, and spillovers.