Map of the Week: Cycling the Alps (web) (Android) (Chrome Web Store)
Why we like it: Cycling the Alps has it all: Street View, Earth View, a website, an Android app, a Chrome App, terrain, satellite and street maps. Let’s start with the web. Using th…
Hi and welcome to the first Fab Friday of the new year! I had a wonderful vacation and now I’m raring to go!
First up, we have a couple of recent Google Maps Garage videos. Last week, Brendan Kenny and Paul Saxman did Mapmaking Excellence with Chro…
Wow, miss a week a whole lot happens! Last week we launched
Google Maps Android API V2
Ground Truth in ten new countries
Radar Search and Photos in the Places API
This week we also announced the Google Maps on iOS and the Google Maps SDK for iOS.
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Map of the Week: London TypographicaWhy we like it: London Typographica showcases crowdsourced images of lettering and typefaces around London. It uses Styled Maps to both provide a clean background to display their markers and to allow people to navi…
More than 800,000 web sites use the Google Maps API to create compelling location-rich applications, including travel guides, real estate portals, engaging data visualizations, and many more. To help ensure that the maps behind these application…
It’s Friday again. Getting ready for the weekend? I know I am. I’m thinking about what mapping project to do over the weekend.
If you’re in the same situation, this video might be helpful. On Wednesday I did another Google Maps Garage. In this …
Map of the Week: Instant Google Street ViewWhy we like it: Instant Google Street View starts clean, with a simple search box.As Google, we find this approach very appealing.As you type, it rapidly updates the page with images from Google Street View…..
Yesterday was Thanksgiving in the US. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am thankful for the wonderful time with my friends and family. And I am thankful that I get to work with the best group of developers in the world every day. That’s you, Google M…
I’m back from Sydney and excited about the upcoming US Thanksgiving Holiday. Of course I’ll probably spend some of the weekend coding and making maps. If you’re like me, I think you’ll enjoy the video I have to share with you as inspiration fo…
I’m at the Google office in Sydney, meeting with Engineers and attending the Geo for Good event. I love being in Sydney, it’s a great city. I got mixed up on the time zones, and realized that I was writing a post on Friday in Sydney but it’ll be…
In 2011, Google Earth Outreach launched a new program to fund nonprofits that want to create cutting-edge maps for public good. Today, we’re excited to announce the winners of the 2012 Google Earth Outreach Developer Grants program. We’ve selected …
This blog post was cross-posted from the Google Lat Long post from Friday. We have however added in some information for developers.When you look at Google Maps, we want you to see the most comprehensive, accurate and easy-to-understand representation…
After a one week hiatus, Fab Friday is back, and let me tell you, I missed you. To celebrate, I brought you something…two more videos!
Last week, Paul Saxman and I did a roundup of recent Google Maps API announcements, including the release of t…
Cross-posted from yesterday’s post to the Google Enterprise Blog, where we announced two new enterprise features.
Businesses have a lot of moving parts – sometimes quite literally. Map-based information is useful for any business that relies on a f…
Once again, Friday rolls around and it’s time for some Fab…Friday that is.
This week, we have another video for you. On Monday, Paul Saxman sat down with Luke Mahe and Chris Broadfoot, who were visiting Mountain View from Sydney, to discuss The I…