Google Maps' new update brings visual improvements to help users understand location, surroundings better
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps' new update brings visual improvements to help users understand location, surroundings better

Firstpost  

With the new update, users will be able to correctly distinguish beaches and deserts from lakes, rivers, oceans and ravines. Google is working on bringing visual enhancements to the Maps which will help users know more about the area they plan on visiting in real life or exploring via their screens. Using high-definition satellite imagery, Maps has made “more comprehensive [and> vibrant map of an area at a global scale”. With this update, Google Maps claims to have “one of the most comprehensive views of natural features on any major map app—with availability in all 220 countries and territories that Google Maps supports”. Explaining how the colour mapping technology works, Google said that it used “computer vision" to identify natural features using the satellite feed.

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Google Maps Embraces AI: A New Era of Navigation and Entertainment
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Google Maps Embraces AI: A New Era of Navigation and Entertainment

Associated Press  

Google Maps is introducing AI features to its digital maps service, Gemini, which will allow users to explore and navigate the world around them in a more immersive way. The new features include conversational tips on things to do around specific spots, detailed imagery, and the ability to ask questions about specific destinations and receive answers instantly.

Looking for new activities? Google wants you to turn to its navigation app
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Looking for new activities? Google wants you to turn to its navigation app

LA Times  

Search giant Google wants people to use its navigation app for more than just finding directions and avoiding traffic. With 2 billion people using Google Maps every month, the company envisions people also will turn to the navigation app for inspiration, executives said at a media event at the company’s Street View Garage in Palo Alto on Wednesday. Miriam Daniel, …

Google Maps rolls out Glanceable directions for easy navigation: What it is and how it works
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google Maps rolls out Glanceable directions for easy navigation: What it is and how it works

India TV News  

Google Maps New Features: Google Maps keeps improving with new features to help users navigate more easily. One of the latest ones is called "Glanceable directions," which shows turn-by-turn directions and your ETA right on your lock screen. Availability and rollout Google is slowly giving Glanceable directions to users around the world on Android and iOS. Steps to enable Glanceable …

Google Maps' latest redesign gives it a more Apple Maps-like look and feel
1 year, 3 months ago

Google Maps' latest redesign gives it a more Apple Maps-like look and feel

India TV News  

The recent redesign of Google Maps does make it look a lot more like Apple Maps. The most noticeable changes are the new color scheme, which uses gray streets and teal blue water bodies, and the shorter bottom bar, which lacks Material You's dynamic theming. Some people have criticised the new Google Maps design, saying that it is too similar …

Google rolling out 'Immersive View' in Maps worldwide
1 year, 9 months ago

Google rolling out 'Immersive View' in Maps worldwide

India TV News  

Google has finally started rolling out the "Immersive View" feature widely for Google Maps, which was announced nearly a year ago. The new Immersive View occurs by rolling out and appearing for some Google Maps users, which further indicates that they are able to use the function when the user will be viewing cities like London and Berlin, 9to5Google reported. …

Google Maps gets improved live view, eco-friendly routing in latest update
2 years, 2 months ago

Google Maps gets improved live view, eco-friendly routing in latest update

The Hindu  

Google last week shared that it will be bringing four new features to Google maps. These updates, according to the company’s blog, will include features like the addition of aerial views of 250 plus landmarks across the work, improvements to live view and nearby search and addition of eco-friendly routing for delivery and ride sharing companies. The immersive view will …

Google, MapMyIndia announce 3D maps for Indian cities
2 years, 4 months ago

Google, MapMyIndia announce 3D maps for Indian cities

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI :Google launched its Google Street View mapping product in India on Wednesday, capitalizing on the government’s new geospatial policy. Shortly after Google’s announcement, homegrown MapMyIndia, unveiled a product called Real View Maps, which provides “360-degree panoramic street view" and also includes a 3D Metaverse Maps Service. Though India is one of the top markets for Google Maps, its …

Google brings ‘Street View’ to India
2 years, 4 months ago

Google brings ‘Street View’ to India

The Hindu  

Google on Wednesday announced the launch of its popular ‘Street View’ feature in India – after failing to bring the experience to India at least twice in the past decade following security concerns raised by government agencies over collection of data. The India launch marks the first time in the world that Street View, which allows users to view panoramic …

Google Maps gets immersive view feature
2 years, 7 months ago

Google Maps gets immersive view feature

The Hindu  

Google Maps introduced immersive view feature that will let user get a feel of the place they plan to go. “With our new immersive view, you’ll be able to experience what a neighborhood, landmark, restaurant or popular venue is like — and even feel like you’re right there before you ever set foot inside,” said Miriam Daniel, VP, Google Maps, …

Google Maps gets immersive view, other new features
2 years, 7 months ago

Google Maps gets immersive view, other new features

India Today  

At the Google IO 2022 event, the tech giant announced new features for Google Maps, used by billions of users globally. The company announced that Maps will soon allow users to get an immersive view of the world, find the most fuel-efficient route, and use Live View in third-party apps. The new immersive view will allow users to experience what …

Google Maps Gets Indoor AR Navigation, Weather and AQI Layers, & More Features: What's New
3 years, 8 months ago

Google Maps Gets Indoor AR Navigation, Weather and AQI Layers, & More Features: What's New

News 18  

Google Maps is getting a new feature which will make it easy for users to navigate indoors. Google on Tuesday announced that Maps users will be able to use its Live View feature in certain indoor locations like Airports, transit stations, and malls. The indoor Live View feature in Google Maps is available on both Android and iOS platforms and …

Google Maps gets COVID-19 features, updates: Users to receive live crowdedness info globally
4 years, 1 month ago

Google Maps gets COVID-19 features, updates: Users to receive live crowdedness info globally

Firstpost  

Maps has supposedly got 200 new features from the onset of the pandemic to help users better adjust to the new normal. Google Maps is getting new updates to deliver more extensive COVID-19 updates as the holiday season approaches and many regions have seen the second wave of corona cases. To help users travelling to a new place, Maps will …

Google Maps revamps Covid layer feature to show all-time detected cases, resources from authorities, live crowd in public transport
4 years, 1 month ago

Google Maps revamps Covid layer feature to show all-time detected cases, resources from authorities, live crowd in public transport

India Today  

Google Maps has brought in improvements to the Covid layer feature to help users stepping out during the pandemic. Last month, Google Maps introduced Covid layer in India to show containment zones demarcated in grey colour. Using this feature, users can see how crowded their bus, train, or subway line is based on real-time feedback from Google Maps users around …

New feature in Google Maps will show landmarks
4 years, 2 months ago

New feature in Google Maps will show landmarks

India Today  

Google has announced improvements for Google Maps which is a widely used app for navigation. Last year, the company introduced a Live View feature for Google Maps based on augmented reality. With new updates in Google Maps, Live View AR directions will also identify landmarks so to give users an idea of where they are in a city. For now, …

Google Maps uses AI to predict traffic and ETA, dark mode for Maps may be in the works
4 years, 3 months ago

Google Maps uses AI to predict traffic and ETA, dark mode for Maps may be in the works

India Today  

Google Maps takes assistance from Deep Minds, a London-based AI lab owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet to get accurate results for users. Google, in a blog post, explains how the AI helps it collect data using neural networks to predict future traffic. This data includes live traffic information collected anonymously from Android devices, historical traffic data, information like speed …

Google Maps will get more colourful, accurate with upcoming update
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps will get more colourful, accurate with upcoming update

Live Mint  

Google Maps has experienced a constant evolution in the past 15 years and the company keeps improving the accuracy of the maps. Earlier, Google Maps used a general colour scheme for an area based on the kind of terrain and the vegetation around it. With the new update, the maps will show natural features like arid beaches, deserts, blue lakes, …

Google Maps to Show Road Width, Sidewalks, Terrain Details and More With Major Redesign
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps to Show Road Width, Sidewalks, Terrain Details and More With Major Redesign

News 18  

Google Maps has been given yet another fresh coat of paint, but this time, it is a functional one. Alongside this detailed road view, Google Maps' new interface update will also represent change in the way it shows overall terrain. Sujoy Banerjee, product manager at Google Maps, notes that this is the biggest functional update to the Google Maps interface …

Google Maps redesign to get more detailed and colourful
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps redesign to get more detailed and colourful

India Today  

Google Maps is getting a redesign that will detail in the street features and help distinguish between natural features in the environment, whether they’re mountainous ice caps, deserts, beaches, or dense forests. “We’re rolling out new visual improvements that bring even more detail and granularity to the map, making it easier to understand what an area looks like whether you’re …

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