Difference between revisions of "Google Maps"

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Google-Maps-logo.jpeg 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 ^[1].

With over one billion monthly active users ^[2], Google Maps was the most downloaded mapping application in the United States in 2020 ^[3].

Timeline

2000-2004

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

2006-2010

2011-2015

2016-2020

2021-Present

Overview

Map Type

Street View

Transportation

Live Traffic and Transit features

Functionality

Explore

Go

Saved

Contribute

Updates

Algorithms

Dijkstra's Algorithm

Ethical Dilemmas

Privacy

Misuse

Simon Weckert ^[4]

Accessibility

See Also

References

1. ↑ https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/maptypes
2. ↑ https://sites.google.com/a/pressatgoogle.com/google-maps-for-iphone/google-maps-metrics
3. ↑ https://www.statista.com/statistics/865413/most-popular-us-mapping-apps-ranked-by-audience/
4. ↑ https://www.wired.com/story/99-phones-fake-google-maps-traffic-jam/