Google Maps update brings split screen mode for Street View
Google is quietly rolling out a slight layout update for Google Maps – split screen for Street View and the map. The map shows available imagery (either…
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As per Google, the demand for bicycle navigation on Google Maps has grown rapidly during the COVID-19 outbreak. Requests have grown 69% and Google is now responding… Read More
Mapillary, the Swedish startup that wants to take on Google and others in mapping the world via a crowdsourced database of street-level imagery, has been acquired by Facebook, according to… Read More
In October 2018, Google made Spotify, Play Music, and Apple Music available within Google Maps, enabling users to control their music right from Google Maps navigation. After nearly two… Read More
Google Maps now highlights restaurants with delivery options
Google Maps is still useful for grabbing a bite to eat even in the midst of widespread COVID-19 lockdowns, it seems.
Google is rolling out a feature for Maps that gives users new types of verbal announcements on walking trips. Read More
The perfect scenario for Google’s new Visual Position System, or VPS, is one you’ve probably been in already: Emerging from a subway station in a strange city.… Read More
Belgium plans to sue Google over the tech giant’s refusal to blur sensitive military sites and nuclear power plants on the company’s various mapping platforms. Military leaders… Read More