Google Maps gets improved live view, eco-friendly routing in latest update
2 years, 5 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 use predictive modelling to learn the historical trends of a place to provide users with the information they might need to plan their visit around these landmarks. Search with a live view will initially be rolled out starting with cities like London, New York, San Francisco, Paris, and Tokyo in the coming months on Android and iOS. Eco-friendly routing, according to the company’s blog, helps users choose the most fuel-efficient routes using data from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the European Environment Agency.

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Google Maps Embraces AI: A New Era of Navigation and Entertainment
5 months 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
5 months 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
1 year, 1 month 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 Map Update 2023: Giant Tech To Introduce 5 New Features On the App
1 year, 3 months ago

Google Map Update 2023: Giant Tech To Introduce 5 New Features On the App

The Quint  

One of the most impressive new features on Google Maps is the Immersive View, which lets you see your route from the street level in 3D. Google Maps Navigation is getting an AI boost, with improved lane guidance and traffic information. Google Maps will also suggest alternative routes if there are faster or easier ways to reach the destination. People …

Google rolling out 'Immersive View' in Maps worldwide
2 years 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. …

iPhone 14 Dynamic Island Will Soon Offer Google Maps Turn-By-Turn Navigation
2 years, 1 month ago

iPhone 14 Dynamic Island Will Soon Offer Google Maps Turn-By-Turn Navigation

News 18  

iPhones with the Dynamic Island will soon offer turn-by-turn navigation provided by Google Maps. Apple introduced the feature called Live Activities for the dynamic notch design on the iPhone 14 Pro series, and now Google has signed up for the platform and is bringing its applications to iPhone users via Google Maps. Google made the announcement this week, which means …

Google Maps will show you EV charging stations nearby: Know-how
2 years, 1 month ago

Google Maps will show you EV charging stations nearby: Know-how

India TV News  

As more auto companies have taken a decision to shift towards electric vehicles, Google is introducing new Maps features which are dedicated to EV drivers- these vehicles will come with in-built Google in it which will guide the driver to the nearest charging stop. "We'll also show you in search results when places like a supermarket have to charge stations …

Google Maps To Get AR-Based Search For Live View, Coming Soon
2 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps To Get AR-Based Search For Live View, Coming Soon

News 18  

One of the most anticipated features on Google Maps is coming by the end of this month. We all know about Live View which is available on Maps but soon users will have the option to use the Live View Search in AR on Google Maps. Using AR allows Live View to show you the nearest restaurants, cafes and other …

Google Maps to roll out Live View soon: All details
2 years, 6 months ago

Google Maps to roll out Live View soon: All details

Live Mint  

Google, an American technology giant, is planning to make Maps and Search more immersive. Then there is the new Immersive View feature in Google Maps. Google’s Immersive View will also let users check weather, traffic and even individual buildings. Moreover, the immersive feature will also improve the Live View tool in the Google Maps app. Now with the new Immersive …

Google, MapMyIndia announce 3D maps for Indian cities
2 years, 8 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, 8 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 Street View back in India: What is it and why was it suspended?
2 years, 8 months ago

Google Street View back in India: What is it and why was it suspended?

Firstpost  

The tech giant’s 360-degree interactive panorama feature was suspended in the country after it failed to receive security clearances from the government. Now, working with local partners for the first time, Google is aiming to launch the service in 50 Indian cities After a hiatus of more than a decade, Google’s Street View has relaunched in India for 10 cities …

Google Maps Street View coming to these Indian cities first, check if your city is in the list
2 years, 8 months ago

Google Maps Street View coming to these Indian cities first, check if your city is in the list

India Today  

Google Maps in India has finally received the Street View feature, which is one of the biggest additions to the service. List of cities that will soon get Google Maps’ Street View feature -Bengaluru -Chennai - Delhi -Mumbai -Hyderabad -Pune -Nashik -Vadodara -Ahmednagar -Amritsar One can simply launch Street View by opening Google Maps app, zooming into a road in …

Google Street View now lets you ‘time travel’ on your phone
2 years, 10 months ago

Google Street View now lets you ‘time travel’ on your phone

The Hindu  

Google maps Street view will now enable users to time travel on their phones and see the historical imagery of a place and how it evolved with time. Then they can tap “See more dates” to see the historical imagery of that place published, dating back to when Street View launched in 2007. Street View is also testing a new …

Google Street View’s ‘time travel’ feature comes to smartphones
2 years, 10 months ago

Google Street View’s ‘time travel’ feature comes to smartphones

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Google Street View’s “time travel” feature is being added to smartphones for the …

Google Maps gets immersive view feature
2 years, 10 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, 10 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 …

How to use Live View on Google Maps
3 years, 8 months ago

How to use Live View on Google Maps

India Today  

Live View is a feature that helps in projecting walking directions through the camera viewfinder. From a remote location, you can explore new destinations by browsing the streets, restaurants, and dishes by just browsing Live View on Google Maps. For a Live View option to work, the location needs to have proper street view coverage and smartphone support with Google …

Google Maps Gets Indoor AR Navigation, Weather and AQI Layers, & More Features: What's New
4 years 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 Earth: How to get a Satellite view of any location
4 years, 2 months ago

Google Earth: How to get a Satellite view of any location

India Today  

The global pandemic got us trapped in our houses for a long time now. Google Maps satellite view is progressive, but it doesn’t provide the in-depth detail that Google Earth provides. Google Earth gives higher resolution satellite imagery at a much higher zoom rate, but it also lets you view the timeline of how the location has changed. To get …

Google Maps gets COVID-19 features, updates: Users to receive live crowdedness info globally
4 years, 4 months 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 update adds a range of information including new ‘Covid layer’
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps update adds a range of information including new ‘Covid layer’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An update to Google Maps has brought a range of features, including a …

Google Maps Will Now Show Live Transit Crowdedness Info, Food Delivery Status and More
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps Will Now Show Live Transit Crowdedness Info, Food Delivery Status and More

News 18  

Google has announced a bunch of new updates for Google Maps Android and iOS apps. The latest version of the Google Maps app will have an improved COVID-19 layer that will display live transit crowdedness information to aid social distancing as well as quick links to COVID-19 resources from local authorities that also includes all-time detected cases of an area. …

This new Google Maps update will give you a better direction sense
4 years, 5 months ago

This new Google Maps update will give you a better direction sense

Live Mint  

Google Maps Live View was first launched last year. The Live View feature implements augmented reality to help show directions to Google Maps users in real time. Now, when the user selects or searches for a place on Google Maps, they can tap on the Live View button to visualize their destination in the real world. This is particularly useful …

New feature in Google Maps will show landmarks
4 years, 6 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' new update brings visual improvements to help users understand location, surroundings better
4 years, 7 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 …

Google Maps redesign to get more detailed and colourful
4 years, 7 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 …

Google Maps to provide real-time crowd information for public transit
4 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps to provide real-time crowd information for public transit

Op India  

COVID-19 has completely changed the way we think, relate and behave around people. Amid the ongoing pandemic, internet giant Google has come up with a new update in the Maps app that will provide real-time data related to the coronavirus pandemic. The latest version of Google Maps on both Android and iOS will help the users to stay informed about …

Opinion | Google Maps is easing travel but ruining the journey
5 years, 1 month ago

Opinion | Google Maps is easing travel but ruining the journey

Live Mint  

Here’s a simple solution to stop nations battling over border disputes: Accept Google Maps, the world’s most-commonly used navigation tool that began life as a C++ desktop program in 2003 at a Sydney-based startup, Where 2 Technologies, as the final arbitrator of national boundaries. A recent report in The Washington Post says that Google and other mapmakers ensure the world’s …

Google Maps will now show trending spots near you. How to access
5 years, 1 month ago

Google Maps will now show trending spots near you. How to access

Live Mint  

Google Maps is turning 15 this year and with that, Google has announced a slight redesign of the app and added new features to one of its most used popular apps across the globe. Here's a lowdown on the various new and upgraded features as Google celebrates 15 years of Google Maps: -Explore tab: The Explore Tab ffers reviews and …

Google I/O 2019: Privacy controls for Maps, Search, Pixel phones announced
5 years, 10 months ago

Google I/O 2019: Privacy controls for Maps, Search, Pixel phones announced

Firstpost  

Google is launching an Incognito mode for Google Maps and Google search later this year. Alphabet Inc’s Google business on Tuesday announced new privacy controls for its services, including “Incognito mode” for Google Maps, and published new privacy commitments for its hardware, showing how increased public scrutiny is forcing greater transparency in Silicon Valley. Incognito mode, which is launching on …

Google Maps AR navigation is slowly being demoed to a few Local Guides
6 years, 1 month ago

Google Maps AR navigation is slowly being demoed to a few Local Guides

Firstpost  

Google back at I/O 2018, its annual developer conference gave all of us a look at a new augmented reality feature for Google Maps. While the feature isn’t rolling out for everyone just yet, David Pierce from The Wall Street Journal appears to have a look at what is deemed to be “an early version” of Maps with AR. Locations …

Google I/O 2018: An upcoming Google Maps will let you navigate the world with just your camera
6 years, 10 months ago

Google I/O 2018: An upcoming Google Maps will let you navigate the world with just your camera

Firstpost  

Google will collate data from Street View, your location and the phone’s compass to give you a visual indicator of where to go in the updated Google Maps. At Google I/O 2018, Google announced a new navigation system for Android devices. To use the new Visual Positioning System, you simply fire up the camera in Google Maps and look around. …

Google allows users to share their locations in mapping app
8 years ago

Google allows users to share their locations in mapping app

Live Mint  

Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Wednesday that it will revamp its popular maps app to allow users to share their locations, in order to boost engagement on a product of increasing strategic importance to the search giant. Within the next week, users worldwide will be able to share where they are in real time on devices running both Google’s Android …

Google plans to develop more India specific features for Google Maps
8 years, 4 months ago

Google plans to develop more India specific features for Google Maps

Firstpost  

Search engine Google is yet to receive permission – primarily on the policy front – to launch its Street View feature in India, a company official said here on Thursday. “However, with more than 5,000 cities and six lakh villages mapped in India, the company is aiming to develop more country-relevant features,” said Sanket Gupta, Maps Lead, Google India. He …

Google Maps Just Made It Easier To Figure Out Where You're Going
8 years, 8 months ago

Google Maps Just Made It Easier To Figure Out Where You're Going

Huff Post  

If you use Google Maps for directions, you’ll probably dig the app’s new update. “The result is a cleaner look that makes it easier to see helpful and actionable information like traffic and transit,” Google said in a blog post about the update. Google’s also added a new “areas of interest” feature that will help you identify cool things around …

Google Maps offline service launches, so you can find your way even with no connection
9 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps offline service launches, so you can find your way even with no connection

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Google has launched a feature for their Maps app that allows users to …

Google Popular Times: new Maps tool gathers location data to help people beat queues
9 years, 8 months ago

Google Popular Times: new Maps tool gathers location data to help people beat queues

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Google’s Popular Times tool scans through location data to find when phones most often tend to visit …

Google Maps adds traffic information to 12 more Indian cities and national highways
9 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps adds traffic information to 12 more Indian cities and national highways

Firstpost  

The latest update to Google Maps will make traffic information available for all national highways and expressways in India. This means Google Maps will let users see real time traffic conditions across a total of 34 cities. “We’re constantly working on making Google Maps a more comprehensive, daily tool for Indians, and we hope that this new real-time traffic information …

Next Google Maps adventure: Soaring through Amazon jungle
10 years ago

Next Google Maps adventure: Soaring through Amazon jungle

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — For its next technological trick, Google will show you what it’s like to zip through trees in the Amazon jungle. The maps’ “Street View” option mostly provides panoramic views of cities and neighborhoods photographed by car-mounted cameras, but Google also has found creative ways to depict exotic locations where there are no roads. Google is renowned for …

Apple's maps get real in bid to outdo Google: Update shows the correct time on Big Ben and reveals the London Eye rotating
10 years, 1 month ago

Apple's maps get real in bid to outdo Google: Update shows the correct time on Big Ben and reveals the London Eye rotating

Daily Mail  

3D flyovers show the correct time, and the London Eye moving only available for London landmarks Apple has revealed its latest weapon in the battle to take on Google in the mapping wars - making them more real. One of the most impressive features are the 3D flyovers of major cities, which Apple creates using data from plane and helicopter …

Is Apple developing a Google Street View rival?
10 years, 1 month ago

Is Apple developing a Google Street View rival?

Daily Mail  

For years, Google has been driving around the world providing Street View images for people to explore when using Google Maps. Shown is one of their cars in Brooklyn Google launched its Street View technology in 2007, and has considerably refined the technology since then The would lend itself to the self-driving car theory. ‘This brings us back to a …

New Google Maps rolling out to all users worldwide
11 years, 1 month ago

New Google Maps rolling out to all users worldwide

Firstpost  

Google is all set to roll out the new Google Maps to all users now. The new Maps experience which was unveiled during Google I/O last May had been in preview mode for this long and is now set to be rolled out worldwide in the coming weeks. In a post on the Google Latlong blog, Brian McClendon, VP of …

Google I/O 2013: Google Maps gets a slick new interface
11 years, 10 months ago

Google I/O 2013: Google Maps gets a slick new interface

Firstpost  

At its I/O conference, Google announced a series of updates for Google Maps. The new Google Maps as its being called will be rolled out in a slow phase and is currently available on invite. To get an invite to the new Google Maps, Some of the features include: A customised map for users: Each click will draw new maps …

Google I/O 2013: Google Maps gets a slick new interface
11 years, 10 months ago

Google I/O 2013: Google Maps gets a slick new interface

Firstpost  

At its I/O conference, Google announced a series of updates for Google Maps. The new Google Maps as its being called will be rolled out in a slow phase and is currently available on invite. To get an invite to the new Google Maps, Some of the features include: A customised map for users: Each click will draw new maps …

Beware! Google's eye in sky may catch you pants down
12 years, 9 months ago

Beware! Google's eye in sky may catch you pants down

Firstpost  

Google expects by the end of the year to have 3D coverage of towns and cities with a combined population of 300 million. Google says it has already sent planes over cities while Apple has acquired a firm using spy-in-the-sky technology that has been already tested on at least 20 locations, including London. Google will use its spy planes to …

Google beefing up Google Maps with Offline option and Trekker
12 years, 9 months ago

Google beefing up Google Maps with Offline option and Trekker

Firstpost  

Google Maps have been helping the lost find their way all over the globe. In a bid to take their Street View mapping to the next level, Google is testing out an all new system for implementation - Street View Trekker. Google aims at capturing images of spaces, like the Grand Canyon to add more to the user’s experience while …

Google deploying planes over cities for 3D maps
12 years, 9 months ago

Google deploying planes over cities for 3D maps

Firstpost  

Google Inc is deploying a fleet of small, camera-equipped airplanes above several cities, the Internet search company’s latest step in its ambitious … Google Inc is deploying a fleet of small, camera-equipped airplanes above several cities, the Internet search company’s latest step in its ambitious and sometimes controversial plan to create a digital map of the world. Google plans to …

Google Street View now treats you with World Wonders
12 years, 10 months ago

Google Street View now treats you with World Wonders

Firstpost  

That inconspicuous seating area in your room, where you’re plonked facing your computer is all set to virtually transform into being your window to the world, as Google’s popular service, Street View now brings numerous world wonders to the convenience of one’s computer screen. As is with their Street View technology, Google will allow users to virtually navigate through lanes …

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