Difference between revisions of "Google Maps"
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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. In terms of route planning, Google Maps offers an option for 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 |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Lars and Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen, two brothers working at Where 2, pitched an idea to Google involving an interactive map. Their original mapping technology began as an application software, but they transformed their idea to work in a web browser before selling it to Google [6]. Instead of a static map, the two brothers wanted to incorporate zooming, scrolling and searching features [7]. |
| February 8, 2005 | Google Maps is first launched as a desktop application [8]. |
| May 29, 2007 | Street View is added |
| January 14, 2012 |
Overview
Map Type
Street View
Route Planning
Live Traffic and Transit features
Features
Explore
Go
Saved
Contribute
Updates
Algorithms
Dijkstra's Algorithm
Ethical Dilemmas
Privacy
Misuse
Simon Weckert [9]
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://medium.com/@lewgus/the-untold-story-about-the-founding-of-google-maps-e4a5430aec92
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/08/google-maps-10-anniversary-iphone-android-street-view
- ↑ https://blog.google/products/maps/look-back-15-years-mapping-world/
- ↑ https://www.wired.com/story/99-phones-fake-google-maps-traffic-jam/
