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− | '''Google Maps''' is a free online platform and mobile application used for geographical navigation. The map types offered by this application include a default roadmap, a satellite image map, a hybrid between roadmap and satellite image and a terrain map <ref>https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/maptypes</ref>. Google Maps also offers different options for route planning including driving, transit, walking, cycling or flight <ref>https://support.google.com/maps/answer/144339?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop</ref>. | + | '''Google Maps''' is a free online platform and mobile application used for geographical navigation. The map types offered by this application include a default roadmap, a satellite image map, a hybrid between roadmap and satellite image and a terrain map <ref>https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/maptypes</ref>. This application also provides aerial photography, real-time traffic conditions, and an interactive panorama called Street View. Google Maps also offers different options for route planning including driving, transit, walking, cycling or flight <ref>https://support.google.com/maps/answer/144339?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop</ref>. |
With over one billion monthly active users <ref>https://sites.google.com/a/pressatgoogle.com/google-maps-for-iphone/google-maps-metrics</ref>, Google Maps was the most downloaded mapping application in the United States in 2020 <ref>https://www.statista.com/statistics/865413/most-popular-us-mapping-apps-ranked-by-audience/</ref>. | With over one billion monthly active users <ref>https://sites.google.com/a/pressatgoogle.com/google-maps-for-iphone/google-maps-metrics</ref>, Google Maps was the most downloaded mapping application in the United States in 2020 <ref>https://www.statista.com/statistics/865413/most-popular-us-mapping-apps-ranked-by-audience/</ref>. |
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Google Maps is a free online platform and mobile application used for geographical navigation. The map types offered by this application include a default roadmap, a satellite image map, a hybrid between roadmap and satellite image and a terrain map [2]. This application also provides aerial photography, real-time traffic conditions, and an interactive panorama called Street View. Google Maps also offers different options for route planning including driving, transit, walking, cycling or flight [3].
With over one billion monthly active users [4], Google Maps was the most downloaded mapping application in the United States in 2020 [5].
Contents
Timeline
Date | Key Development |
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2004 | Lars and Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen pitched an idea to Google involving an interactive map. Instead of a static map, the two brothers wanted to incorporate |
February 8, 2005 | Google Maps is first launched as a desktop application [6]. |
May 29, 2007 | Street View is added |
January 14, 2012 |
Overview
Map Type
Street View
Route Planning
Live Traffic and Transit features
Functionality
Explore
Go
Saved
Contribute
Updates
Algorithms
Dijkstra's Algorithm
Ethical Dilemmas
Privacy
Misuse
Simon Weckert [7]
Accessibility
See Also
References
- ↑ https://developers.google.com/maps/faq#:~:text=The%20Google%20Maps%20Platform%20is%20available%20for%20Android%2C%20iOS%20or,and%20via%20HTTP%20web%20services.
- ↑ https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/maptypes
- ↑ https://support.google.com/maps/answer/144339?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
- ↑ https://sites.google.com/a/pressatgoogle.com/google-maps-for-iphone/google-maps-metrics
- ↑ https://www.statista.com/statistics/865413/most-popular-us-mapping-apps-ranked-by-audience/
- ↑ https://blog.google/products/maps/look-back-15-years-mapping-world/
- ↑ https://www.wired.com/story/99-phones-fake-google-maps-traffic-jam/