Google Maps News
South African national parks come to Google Street View
A team of nature-loving South Africans, in partnership with Google Street View and South African Tourism, have released a large collection of 360-degree imagery of the country’s wildest areas.
British Airways welcomes Google Street View to New York-London flight
Google users can now take a virtual trip on British Airways’ ultra-exclusive business class-only service, with just the click of a mouse. The airline has teamed up with London City Airport, home to British Airways’ double-daily service to New York, to create the first airport airside tour on Google Street View.
Google Street view goes diving on the Great Barrier Reef
In what could possibly be the biggest technological announcement since the moon landing, Google will reveal the launch of underwater Street View for Google Maps.
Google Maps adds one million public transit stop schedules
Google has revealed the latest update to its Maps service, collaborating with hundreds of transit authorities around the world to make a comprehensive resource for millions of riders to find out which bus, train, subway or tram can take them to their next destination. Today, Google Maps has public transportation schedules for more than one million transit stops worldwide, in nearly 500 cities including New York, London, Tokyo and Sydney.
Google Maps partners London Luton Airport for indoor mapping first
Google has taken Google Maps to another level in the UK and is delighted to announce that it can now show indoor maps for a number of locations, including London Luton as the first UK airport to benefit from this innovative technology.
Canada uses Google to encourage tourists off the beaten track
The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) and DDB Canada (the CTC’s agency of record) today unveiled an innovative approach to online advertising: the result of a collaboration with Google Maps and Street View that virtually transports travelers onto real Canadian city streets with the simple click of a mouse.
Experiment to show hotel prices in Google Maps
Google Maps has started experimenting with a new feature, allowing internet users to view specific prices for selected hotel listings. Speaking on the LatLong Blog, the search giant said their products were often one of the first stops travellers make to find and compare hotels.
Free Google-Map Tracking On Board
An advanced new `Infotainment’ system, which even gives passengers free access to a Google map tracing the route of the ship, has been installed by award winning river cruise line AMAWATERWAYS.
Google Maps Navigation: The First Killer App for Android 2.0
This is a definite advantage over the expensive iPhone apps. It’s unlikely to show up there, I guess but maybe some inexpensive competitive product.
Google Launches Place Pages for Google Maps
Google has enhanced the functionality of Google Maps with an exciting new tool – Place Pages for Google Maps. Each Place Page has all the relevant information – photos, videos, reviews, related websites, popular attractions, maps, directions, etc. – listed on one single page.