At Google I/O, Google showed off more detailed street maps and live views so you can better plan your route, no matter how you're traveling. Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, ...

Google Maps’ Street View feature was created 15 years ago, and since then, has added more than 220 billion Street View images from over 100 countries and territories. Many of us have taken advantage ...

Most of us rely on navigation apps to get where we need to go. There are countless options out there, but Google Maps remains the most popular. Does your smartphone or computer default to an app you ...

Jon Porter is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Google Maps is being redesigned to make it easier to ...

The Apple Maps street view feature is called Look Around, and it's similar to that of Google Maps. You can use Look Around to explore areas, by either navigating around the map or entering a specific ...

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Behind every Google Map, there is a much more complex map that's the key to your queries but hidden from your view. The deep map contains the logic of places: their no-left-turns and freeway on-ramps, ...

In a new blog post, Google Maps product manager Sujoy Banerjee has announced arguably the biggest visual upgrades the service has seen in its 15 year history and they will be coming to 220 countries ...