We’re happy to announce our latest imagery update, and with America’s 234th birthday today, it’s fitting that we’ve got some great updates for over a dozen cities in the US. Maybe I just have summer travel on the brain, but much of what caught …
Today is an important milestone here at Google and we’re all pretty excited – the Google Maps API turns 5! It was five years ago today that we posted a brief announcement to let the world know about the JavaScript Maps API and now 5 years later more…
People all over the world already use Google Maps to search for pubs, bars and restaurants in their local area. And with football’s (soccer, to all you Americans) biggest event right around the corner, millions of fans will be looking for the perfect…
One of the things I love about living in London is trying to read the history of the buildings from their present day appearance – looking for clues about what their purpose might once have been and how society might have looked at an earlier time.Just…
A year ago, we released My Tracks, an Android app that lets you track activities like hikes, bike rides and trail runs using your mobile device. Now we’re announcing the release of the My Tracks source code into the wild.What this means to users: My…
Thanks to everyone who made Google I/O 2010 a success! We always look forward to this event each year as a chance to speak one-to-one with developers from the Maps and Earth API ecosystem and this year did not disappoint.Last week at Googe I/O, we mad…
Since last fall, more than 4 million students across the United States have competed in local geography bees, answering complex geographic questions to show their understanding of the world around them. In just a few days, this year’s 54 National Geo…
Let’s say you are about to take a train to visit another city. What do you need to know before setting out? An important piece of information to know is whether the station near your place has a line to take you there and when it will depart. Now you…
Greetings from Google I/O! The Google Geo API team and 16 of our partners are here to enjoy two fantastic days of sessions, demos and good geo fun! We’ve come a long way since our first Geo Developer Day in 2006 and continue to see a large portion …
Have you been anxiously awaiting our next imagery update? Well, the time has come once again. Check out some of our favorite examples and a full list up updates below.New Orleans, LADhaka, BangladeshRio de Janeiro, BrazilHigh-resolution aerial updates:…
What’s new with biking directions on Google Maps?
Since 1956, May has been recognized as National Bike Month and in most cities, Bike to Work Day falls during the week of May 17-21 (but for those of us in San Francisco, Bike to Work Day is coming up tomorrow on May 13). To help celebrate all these fe…
Local marketing 101 at “Local University”
If you manage a small business and happen to be in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area on May 13, come check out the Local University event, at the Westin Edina Galleria. I’ll be there to give tips and tricks for using Google Places most effectively, and w…
Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion continues to leak into the Gulf Coast. Official estimates state a rate of 200,000 gallons a day, while some private estimates think it could be over a million gallons each day. The spill covers an…
Mobile communication has revolutionized the way we live, but unfortunately, irresponsible use has also made the roads more dangerous. In 2008, nearly 6000 people lost their lives in the US and more than half a million people were injured in police-repo…
To help support ongoing relief efforts in Haiti, we’ve been working with our satellite partner GeoEye to capture updated imagery of Port-au-Prince. As the rainy season approaches, it’s important to have current imagery in order to help aid workers …