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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].
With over one billion monthly active users [3], Google Maps was the most downloaded mapping application in the United States in 2020 [4].
Contents
Timeline
| Date | Key Development |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2005 | |
| January 14, 2012 |
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 [5]
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://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://www.wired.com/story/99-phones-fake-google-maps-traffic-jam/
