Google Maps

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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 [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


Online Platform Overview

Street View

Mobile Application Overview

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/