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'''Google Maps''' is an interactive online platform and mobile application used as a tool for navigation. 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 offers various  
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Google Maps is a free online platform and mobile application used for geographical navigation. With over one billion monthly active users [1], Google Maps offers various

History

Lars and Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen

In 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

First Launch

In


Overview

Online Platform

Mobile Application

Explore

Go

Saved

Contribute

Updates

Algorithms

Dijkstra's Algorithm

Ethical Dilemmas

Privacy

Misuse

Simon Weckert [2]

Accessibility

See Also

References

  1. https://sites.google.com/a/pressatgoogle.com/google-maps-for-iphone/google-maps-metrics
  2. https://www.wired.com/story/99-phones-fake-google-maps-traffic-jam/