Announcing Advanced Markers: easily create highly customized, faster performance markers
For many of you, putting a marker on a map was your first experience using Google Maps Platform. And often, that was your first step in using Google’s knowledge of the real world to build immersive and helpful mapping experiences for your users in every…
Jumpstart your location experiences with new integrations from across Google
Google are always looking for new ways to help you more easily discover, explore and deploy recommended APIs for your mapping needs. Starting today, Google Maps Platform developers at small businesses and large companies alike have access to new features and integrations with other Google products to…
The latest accessibility updates in the Maps JavaScript API
In recognition of Global Accessibility Awareness Day last month, Google wanted to provide a follow-up to last year’s work and share more recent updates to improve accessibility in the Maps JavaScript API and Maps Embed API. Their work since last year has continued to focus on some fundamental improvements in…
WebGL-powered Maps Features Now Generally Available
At last year’s Google I/O, their team announced the preview release of a set of new WebGL-powered maps features for the Maps JavaScript API. These features give you unprecedented control of the vector basemap, as part of the customization and styling options available with Cloud-based maps styling. Check…
How Chalo uses Google Maps Platform to transform the bus passenger experience
Vinayak Bhavnani, Co-Founder and CTO of India-based bus transport technology company Chalo, shares how Google Maps Platform is used to improve visibility for commuters and bus operators across India by visualizing geospatial data. Effective public transport networks contribute to the local economy and help make…
Improve Online-to-Offline Experiences with Google Maps Platform Retail Solutions
We all experienced, first hand, how Covid-19 has impacted the world and our communities. Last year, store closures, reduced hours, and social-distancing requirements drove people to adopt more e-commerce options, which, according to eMarketer, grew 27.6% worldwide in 2020. Meanwhile, consumer desires to shop locally also…
Behind the Scenes: WebGL-Powered Maps Demos for Google I/O
In preparation for the announcement of the beta release of WebGL-powered Maps features at Google I/O 2021, the Google Maps Platform team worked with Ubilabs, a Google Cloud partner since 2012, to show developers what’s possible when 3D rendering comes to the map. The first of these demos,…
Location Intelligence: The New Frontier for Data-Driven Success
At Google, GMP spent more than 15 years mapping the world and exploring the ways it can help businesses of all kinds do more, from tailoring customer experiences to optimizing processes across the enterprise. Its applications are endless, spanning marketing, workforce management, logistics, and even…
A New Way to Explore What’s Possible with Google Maps Platform
For more than 15 years, developers have used Google Maps Platform to deliver location-based experiences to their end users and used location intelligence to optimize their businesses. Along this journey, Google Maps made a variety of changes to better support our community as needs have…
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