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Plan a trip in one click

Why should trip planning be any more complicated than opening your browser and entering the name of your favourite city? Six months ago we launched City Tours on Google Labs with the goal of making vacation planning as easy as searching the web. After … Continue reading

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Indigenous Mapping: A new Google technology workshop for tribal peoples

Indigenous people worldwide face special challenges in planning, policy and advocacy work. Issues such as cultural preservation, sovereignty, land use management, and handling mineral rights are just a few that they have to tackle. Recognizing this, we… Continue reading

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The Royal Botanic Gardens' discoveries now in Google Earth

At the UK’s Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Gardens, you’ll find more than 250 plant and fungi species discovered by their botanists, including: giant rainforest trees, gorgeous rare orchids, spectacular palms, minute fungi, wild coffee species, and even an… Continue reading

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More to see in 3D

​A few weeks ago we released new 3D models with more detailed facades for 5 California cities. Even though we’re based in California, we know there are a lot of beautiful cities with amazing architecture elsewhere around the country, so we’re add… Continue reading

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More to see in 3D

​A few weeks ago we released new 3D models with more detailed facades for 5 California cities. Even though we’re based in California, we know there are a lot of beautiful cities with amazing architecture elsewhere around the country, so we’re add… Continue reading

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Finding your way in India with landmarks

In the past few months, you may have noticed that Google Maps directions have been using some new phrases such as “Take the 2nd right” rather than just “Turn right”. We’re using phrases like this because they’re natural concepts that relate to the way … Continue reading

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Google & Audi take Google services in a car to the next level in the new Audi A8

Nowadays, it seems like everything is connected to the Internet: mobile phones, laptops, netbooks, portable game consoles, personal navigation devices. Think of how applications such as Google Maps for mobile have changed the way you find locally relev… Continue reading

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Map Maker's Global Mapping Competition

Let the mapping begin! Google’s first Global Mapping Competition runs from December 15 – January 31, 2010. During this period, the mapper who adds the most universities, schools, hospitals, and medical clinics with high quality into Google Map Maker w… Continue reading

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