May 18th, 2012 | by Mano Marks | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
We have a couple of events in the next two weeks. Andrés Ferraté and I will be at the SMI Developer Day 2012 in Buenos Aires on the 23rd and Mundo Geo in São Paulo on the 30th of May. This will be my first trip to Argentina, so I’m very excited…
May 17th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
In 2008, the Google Earth Outreach team visited the Surui tribe in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest for the first time, upon request of Chief Almir Naramagoya Surui. Their goal was to learn how to share and preserve their culture using Google Maps, Goog…
May 16th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
The Google Earth and Maps Imagery team recently published another batch of aerial and satellite imagery. In this post, we’ll focus on U.S. cities and locales, as the largest amount of new high resolution aerial imagery covers regions in the United St…
May 16th, 2012 | by Carlos Cuesta | published in Google Maps
Map of the Week: Made in NY Digital Map
Why we like it: A beautiful visualization of tech companies in New York City, which uses Styled Maps and our Marker Clusterer library. Also, this is the first map to come to us directly from New York City Mayor M…
May 15th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
You can now virtually visit the Baltic States of Estonia and Latvia using the Street View feature in Google Maps. Lets start in Estonia with a peek into the capital of Tallinn, a medieval city characterized by its cobbled streets and red roofs. Here’…
May 15th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth
Getaria, Gipuzkoa, Spain!Over the past several months, hundreds of teams from all over the world have submitted stunning geo-models for our Google Model Your Town Competition. These examples of pure 3D civic pride are breathtaking to behold. Difficult …
May 15th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
With Google Maps, we’ve made it increasingly easy to save and re-find the places that matter to you. Last year, we introduced the My Places tab which organizes your saved Custom Maps, directions that you’ve previously looked up, and locations you
May 15th, 2012 | by Thor Mitchell | published in Google Maps
The Google Places API allows web and mobile app developers to search Google’s index of business listings and POI data. Since launching the Places API last year we’ve received a lot of great feedback from developers, in response to which we’ve imp…
May 14th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
Summertime means summer travel. Whether you’re planning the next family trip or group outing, Google Maps can help. Street View’s immersive views lets you preview your adventure by transporting you to famous landmarks and tourist destinations around …
May 11th, 2012 | by Mano Marks | published in Google Maps
We’ve had two different Google Maps API office hours events since I last posted here. Last week week, Marcelo Camelo and Paul Saxman hosted office hours focused on the Google Places API:
Then this week, Chris Broadfoot and Luke Mahe hos…
May 11th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
Do you have a spreadsheet of locations that you’d like to see on a map? Here on the Google Earth Outreach team we talk to many nonprofits who use Google Earth and Maps to tell their stories and visualize their data. Often the data is in spreadsheets,…
May 10th, 2012 | by Thor Mitchell | published in Google Maps
How often do you find yourself filling in an online form that looks something like this?
Be it a shipping address for an online order, a credit card billing address, or booking a taxi, address entry forms are ubiquitous online. And every time I have …
May 9th, 2012 | by Lat Long Blog | published in Google Earth, Google Maps
(Cross-posted on the Official Google Mobile Blog)Wherever you are, Google Maps for Android helps you get around and discover new places. Today with the 6.7 release we will help you find offers from nearby businesses in the U.S. — everything from resta…
May 8th, 2012 | by Carlos Cuesta | published in Google Maps
Map of the Week: University of Washington Campus Map
Why we like it: A beautiful use of interactive custom tiles, custom info windows, and the Google Directions API for embedded walk/bike/drive directions. A great example of a highly customized Google …
May 2nd, 2012 | by Carlos Cuesta | published in Google Maps
Map of the Week: MTA Bus Time
Why We Like it: A great use of the Google Maps API by a municipal agency to improve the services they provide to their community. Also, it is beautifully designed and a great use of styled maps.
For many people the most…
