Search results
Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bike, air (in beta) and public transportation.
Feb 10, 2015 · The annotations — shown below — were scrawled in 2004 by Australian software engineer Noel Gordon, one of the four men who founded the Sydney-based digital mapping start-up Where 2...
- Google Maps is born. On Feb 8, 2005, Google Maps was first launched for desktop as a new solution to help people “get from point A to point B.” Today, Google Maps is used by more than 1 billion people all over the world every month.
- Introducing Google Earth. Just a few months later, Google Earth landed, bringing 3D views of the planet to desktops. Imaging technology has improved significantly since then, and now Google Earth features more than 36 million square miles of high-definition satellite images for digital explorers to journey through.
- Delivered to developers. It’s difficult to imagine a time when sites all over the web didn’t embed Google Maps into their pages—but it wasn’t until mid-2005 that the Google Maps API was announced.
- Google Trip Planner takes on Portland. In December 2005, Portland, Oregon became the first city to use Transit Trip Planner, helping commuters see public transit schedules and routes.
Sep 12, 2024 · At the heart of Google Maps' invention were several key technological breakthroughs, including: Satellite imagery: Allowed users to view detailed images of geographic locations. Geocoding: Translated addresses into geographic coordinates, enabling precise location mapping.
Dec 13, 2019 · This is where imagery comes in. To see the most precise location possible, Live View uses a new technology invented at Google called global localization that matches up tens of billions of Street View images with what is on your phone to help you identify where you are and which way you should go.
- Thomas Escobar
A 2008 explainer on how to get directions on Google Maps. An index of building images taken at street level, public transit directions, cycling routes, live traffic information and event info were ...
Apr 25, 2023 · Google Maps was born from the acquisition of a small Australian company called Where 2 Technologies in 2004. Founded by brothers Lars and Jens Rasmussen, Where 2 Technologies aimed to create a mapping platform that was faster, more intuitive, and easier to use than existing solutions.
