September 26th, 2011 | by Chris | published in Google Maps
The Maps API is incredibly flexible, allowing developers to venture beyond the basics of web mapping into very different ways of displaying geospatial data and imagery. One way we chose to highlight this flexibility was in the I/O session “Map Your B…
September 26th, 2011 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
We are excited to announce the launch of the Google Earth Outreach program in Canada. To celebrate the Google Earth Outreach team is directly engaging the Canadian non-profit and aboriginal communities through a week of exciting workshops and activitie…
September 22nd, 2011 | by Josh Livni | published in Google Maps
In the recently released Google Earth 6.1 we added two new features that will help you annotate line data and improve KML Tours that include Street View mode. As a part of Google’s ongoing commitment to innovation within the standard, these were adde…
September 19th, 2011 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
This summer, a group of Filipino mapping enthusiasts organized an impressive series of Google MapUps throughout the Philippines. The events brought together Google Map Maker mappers across the country to map their communities in preparation of natural …
September 16th, 2011 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps, Uncategorized
Following the Republic of South Sudan’s recognition as the UN’s 193rd Member State, we have updated Google Maps and Google Earth to reflect the new country borders.Satellite view of the Republic of South SudanGoogle — along with the World Bank, UNOSAT…
September 16th, 2011 | by Thor Mitchell | published in Google Maps
The Google Maps API family includes the Google Static Maps API, which delivers maps as fixed images in PNG, GIF, or JPG format. It’s great when you want to quickly add a map to a page without writing a JavaScript application, when you need maps on a …
September 14th, 2011 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
[Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog]We recently launched +snippets for users and publishers, making it easy to visit a webpage and then share it on Google+. We want to make sharing across Google just as easy, so today we’re bringing +snippets t…
September 2nd, 2011 | by Thor Mitchell | published in Google Maps
When we launched the Google Maps API for Flash in May 2008 we were responding to strong demand from ActionScript developers for a way to integrate Google Maps into their applications and exploit the performance and cross-platform strengths of Flash.
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September 1st, 2011 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
This month’s update to 45° imagery in Google Maps includes coverage of more U.S. and international cities, particularly in Spain.
For example, Girona, a city in the autonomous region of Catalonia and close to the French border, has many historical …
August 29th, 2011 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
Today, we’ve launched the +1 button for custom maps in Google Maps. By clicking the +1 button you can tell other viewers that a particular map is helpful. It’s also a way to thank the specific map author for creating a useful custom map. For in…
August 26th, 2011 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps, Uncategorized
With Hurricane Irene headed towards the East Coast of the United States, the Google Crisis Response team has assembled a collection of map data to help you keep track of the storm. From this map, you’re able to get most recent hurricane-related info…
August 25th, 2011 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps, Uncategorized
Tired of typing? Without using your keyboard, you can now talk into Google Maps to look for places and get directions. If you’re using a Chrome web browser in the U.S. (English only for now), simply click the microphone icon and speak into your comp…
August 24th, 2011 | by Carlos | published in Google Maps
The Google Maps API is truly an international product with coverage from Hanoi, Vietnam to Lahore, Pakistan and everywhere in between. Like the extensive coverage of Google Maps (thanks in part to user generated edits via Google Map Maker), our develo…
August 24th, 2011 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
Cross-posted on the Panoramio and Official Google blogs.
I’m from Barcelona, and once a year I go to Costa Brava on the Mediterranean with my friends to enjoy good food and nice weather. I always carry my camera with me to capture the beach when the …
August 23rd, 2011 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
A little over a year ago, we began testing a feature in Google Maps that automatically generated a Short URL (aka URL Shortner) to link to any page on Google Maps. This quickly became one of our most popular experiments, and today we’re excited to a…
