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nnounced on the google blog on february 8 2005 13 in september 2005 in the aftermath of hurricane katrina google maps quickly updated its satellite imagery of new orleans to allow users to view the extent of the flooding in various parts of that city 14 15 in 2006 to address slow download speeds on mobile devices engineer sanjay mavinkurve developed a method to reduce the color depth of map tiles which reduced load times by 20 percent 16 as of 2007 google maps was equipped with a miniature view with a draggable rectangle that denotes the area shown in the main viewport and info windows for previewing details about locations on maps 17 as of 2024 this feature had been removed likely several years prior original google maps icon on november 28 2007 google maps for mobile 2 0 was released 18 19 20 it featured a beta version of a my location feature which uses the gps assisted gps location of the mobile device if available supplemented by determining the nearest wireless networks and cell sites 19 20 the software looks up the location of the cell site using a database of known wireless networks and sites 21 22 my location determines a user s position by triangulating signal strengths against a database of cell transmitter locations 23 google maps launched in india in 2008 24 on september 23 2008 coinciding with the announcement of the first commercial android device google announced that a google maps app had been released for its android operating system 25 26 in october 2009 google replaced tele atlas as their primary supplier of geospatial data in the us version of maps and used their own data 27 2011 2015 edit on april 19 2011 map maker was added to the american version of google maps allowing any viewer to edit and add changes to google maps this provides google with local map updates almost in real time instead of waiting for digital map data companies to release more infrequent updates icon used from 2015 to 2020 on january 31 2012 google due to offering its maps for free was found guilty of abusing the dominant position of its google maps application and ordered by a court to pay a fine and damages to bottin cartographer a french mapping company 28 this ruling was overturned on appeal 29 in june 2012 google started mapping the uk s rivers and canals in partnership with the canal and river trust the company has stated that it would update the program during the year to allow users to plan trips which include locks bridges and towpaths along the 2 000 miles of river paths in the uk 30 a monument in the shape of a google maps pin in the center of the city of szczecin poland in december 2012 the google maps application was separately made available in the app store after apple removed it from its default installation of the mobile operating system version ios 6 in september 2012 31 on january 29 2013 google maps was updated to include a map of north korea 32 as of may 3 2013 update google maps recognizes palestine as a country instead of redirecting to the palestinian territories 33 in august 2013 google maps removed the wikipedia layer which provided links to wikipedia content about locations shown in google maps using wikipedia geocodes 34 on april 12 2014 google maps was updated to reflect the annexation of ukrainian crimea by russia crimea is shown as the republic of crimea in russia and as the autonomous republic of crimea in ukraine all other versions show a dotted disputed border 35 in april 2015 on a map near the pakistani city of rawalpindi the imagery of the android logo urinating on the apple logo was added via map maker and appeared on google maps the vandalism was soon removed and google publicly apologized 36 however as a result google disabled user moderation on map maker and on may 12 disabled editing worldwide until it could devise a new policy for approving edits and avoiding vandalism 37 on april 29 2015 users of the classic google maps were forwarded to the new google maps with the option to be removed from the interface 38 on july 14 2015 the chinese name for scarborough shoal was removed after a petition from the philippines was posted on change org 39 2016 2018 edit on june 27 2016 google rolled out new satellite imagery worldwide sourced from landsat 8 comprising over 700 trillion pixels of new data 40 in september 2016 google maps acquired mapping analytics startup urban engines 41 in 2016 the government of south korea offered google conditional access to the country s geographic database access that already allows indigenous korean mapping providers high detail maps google declined the offer as it was unwilling to accept restrictions on reducing the quality around locations the south korean government felt were sensitive see restrictions on geographic data in south korea 42 on october 16 2017 google maps was updated with accessible imagery of several planets and moons such as titan mercury and venus as well as direct access to imagery of the moon and mars 43 44 in may 2018 google announced major changes to the api structure starting june 11 2018 this change consolidated the 18 different endpoints into three services and merged the basic and premium plans into one pay as you go plan 45 this meant a 1400 price raise for users on the basic plan with only six weeks of notice this caused a harsh reaction within the developers community 46 in june google postponed the change date to july 16 2018 in august 2018 google maps designed its overall view when zoomed out completely into a 3d globe dropping disputed discuss the mercator projection that projected the planet onto a flat surface 47 since 2019 edit icon used from 2020 to 2026 in january 2019 google maps added speed trap and speed camera alerts as reported by other users 48 49 on october 17 2019 google maps was updated to include incident reporting resembling a functionality in waze which had been acquired by google in 2013 50 in december 2019 incognito mode was added allowing users to enter destinations without saving entries to their google accounts 51 in february 2020 maps received a 15th anniversary redesign 52 it notably added a brand new app icon which now resembles the original icon in 2005 on september 23 2020 google announced a covid 19 layer update for google maps which is designed to offer a seven day average data of the total covid 19 positive cases per 100 000 people in the area selected on the map it also features a label indicating the rise and fall in the number of cases 53 in january 2021 google announced that it would be launching a new feature displaying covid 19 vaccination sites 54 in january 2021 google announced updates to the route planner that would accommodate drivers of electric vehicles routing would take into account the type of vehicle vehicle status including current charge and the locations of charging stations 55 in june 2022 google maps added a layer displaying air quality for certain countries 56 in september 2022 google removed the covid 19 layer from google maps due to lack of usage of the feature 57 in february 2026 south korea allowed google to export map data at 1 5 000 scale under security conditions after attempts in 2007 2016 and 2025 the government compromised on its previous demands finally allowing more detailed navigation to be included after the conditions were met 58 59 functionality edit directions and transit edit google maps provides a route planner 60 allowing users to find available directions through driving public transportation walking or biking 61 google has partnered globally with over 800 public transportation providers to adopt gtfs general transit feed specification making the data available to third parties 62 63 the app can indicate users transit route thanks to an october 2019 update the incognito mode eyes free walking navigation features were released earlier 64 a july 2020 update provided bike share routes 65 in february 2024 google maps started rolling out glanceable directions for its android and ios apps the feature allows users to track their journey from their device s lock screen 66 67 open location codes plus codes edit main article open location code google maps supports open location codes referred to as plus codes these codes identify a position in the same way as coordinates in a simplified format they are of particular use for positions that do not have a street address for example the merlion fountain in singapore has coordinates 1 17 12 n 103 51 16 e 1 286785 n 103 854503 e 1 286785 103 854503 its plus code is 6ph57vp3 pr6 7vp3 pr6 singapore or 7vp3 pr6 if in singapore google maps can display the code for a point on the map and entering a plus code shows the location 68 69 similar functionality is provided by the what3words system for which the merlion fountain is at location sundry simplistic priorities traffic conditions edit screenshot of google maps with traffic option enabled in 2007 google began offering traffic data as a colored overlay on top of roads and motorways to represent the speed of vehicles on particular roads crowdsourcing is used to obtain the gps determined locations of a large number of cellphone users from which live traffic maps are produced 70 71 72 google has stated that the speed and location information it collects to calculate traffic conditions is anonymous 73 options available in each phone s settings allow users not to share information about their location with google maps 72 google stated once you disable or opt out of my location maps will not continue to send radio information back to google servers to determine your handset s approximate location 74 failed verification street view edit main article google street view a google maps car at googleplex mountain view on may 25 2007 google released google street view a feature of google maps providing 360 panoramic street level views of various locations on the date of release the feature only included five cities in the u s it has since expanded to thousands of locations around the world in july 2009 google began mapping college campuses and surrounding paths and trails street view garnered much controversy after its release because of privacy concerns about the uncensored nature of the panoramic photographs although the views are only taken on public streets 75 76 since then google has blurred faces and license plates through automated facial recognition 77 78 79 google maps street view trekker backpack being implemented on the sidewalk of the hudson river greenway in new york city in late 2014 google launched google underwater street view including 2 300 kilometres 1 400 mi of the australian great barrier reef in 3d the images are taken by special cameras which turn 360 degrees and take shots every 3 seconds 80 in 2017 in both google maps and google earth street view navigation of the international space station interior spaces became available 3d imagery edit main article google earth 3d imagery google maps incorporated in august 2018 3d models of hundreds of cities in over 40 countries from google earth into its satellite view the models were developed using aerial photogrammetry techniques 81 82 immersive view edit at the i o 2022 event google announced immersive view a feature of google maps which would involve composite 3d images generated from street view and aerial images of locations using ai complete with synchronous information it was to be initially in five cities worldwide with plans to add it to other cities later on 83 the feature was previewed in september 2022 with 250 photorealistic aerial 3d images of landmarks 84 and was full launched in february 2023 85 an expansion of immersive view to routes was announced at google i o 2023 86 and was launched in october 2023 for 15 cities globally 87 the feature uses predictive modelling and neural radiance fields to scan street view and aerial images to generate composite 3d imagery of locations including both exteriors and interiors and routes including driving walking or cycling as well as generate synchronous information and forecasts up to a month ahead from historical and environmental data about both such as weather traffic and busyness immersive view has been available in the following locations citation needed locations with immersive view country locations argentina buenos aires australia melbourne sydney austria vienna belgium brussels brazil brasília rio de janeiro são paulo canada calgary edmonton montreal ottawa toronto vancouver chile santiago czech republic prague france nice paris germany berlin cologne frankfurt munich greece athens hong kong hong kong hungary budapest italy florence milan rome venice japan kyoto nagoya osaka tokyo mexico guadalajara mexico city netherlands amsterdam norway oslo poland warsaw portugal lisbon porto romania bucharest singapore singapore south africa cape town johannesburg spain barcelona madrid sweden stockholm switzerland st gallen zurich taiwan taichung taipei united kingdom edinburgh london united states atlanta boston chicago detroit houston las vegas los angeles miami new york city philadelphia san diego san francisco seattle vatican city vatican city landmark icons edit google added icons of city attractions in a similar style to apple maps on october 3 2019 in the first stage such icons were added to 9 cities 88 45 imagery edit an example of the leaning tower of pisa in the 45 view in december 2009 google introduced a new view consisting of 45 angle aerial imagery offering a bird s eye view of cities the first cities available were san jose and san diego this feature was initially available only to developers via the google maps api 89 in february 2010 it was introduced as an experimental feature in google maps labs 90 in july 2010 45 imagery was made available in google maps in select cities in south africa the united states germany and italy 91 weather edit in february 2024 google maps incorporated a small weather icon on the top left corner of the android and ios mobile apps giving access to weather and air quality index details 92 lens in maps edit previously called search with live view lens in maps identifies shops restaurants transit stations and other street features with a phone s camera and places relevant information and a category pin on top like closing opening times current busyness pricing and reviews using ai and augmented reality the feature if available on the device can be accessed through tapping the lens icon in the search bar it was expanded to 50 new cities in october 2023 in its biggest expansion yet after initially being released in late 2022 in los angeles san francisco new york london and paris 93 94 lens in maps shares features with live view which also displays information relating to street features while guiding a user to a selected destination with virtual arrows signs and guidance 95 business listings edit a business listing in google maps showing opening time photos and ticket prices google 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