08.20.2020
Google Maps is tracking the spread of America's wildfires hour by hour
There's no word on when the feature could launch in other countries.
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- 08.18.2020
Google Maps update makes it easier to see an area's actual landscape
The company's new color-mapping algorithm gives you a better lay of the land.
- 08.10.2020
Google Maps is finally back on Apple Watch
Maps now supports CarPlay's split-screen functionality as well.
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- 07.31.2020
Google makes it easier to find Black-owned businesses in Maps and Search
The company vowed to support Black-led businesses last month.
- 06.22.2020
Apple Maps adds EV-focused features and cycling directions
The iOS 14 update will even alert you to restricted congestion areas.
- 06.21.2020
Almost a fifth of Earth's ocean floor has been mapped
It could help with biology, tide tracking and internet cables. - 06.19.2020
Google tests interactive location listings in Street View
The icons let you find out more about a location. - 05.21.2020
Google Maps will highlight accessible locations with a wheelchair icon
It also will make it easier to see if a place has accessible seating and parking. - 04.28.2020
Apple Maps now shows COVID-19 testing sites across the US
You won't have to wonder where to go to get checked. - 04.11.2020
- 02.06.2020
Google Maps for iOS and Android is getting a makeover
There are a handful of new features and a new logo, too.
- 02.03.2020
Artist creates traffic jams in Google Maps with a wagon full of phones
This is the kind of post-modern art we can get behind. - 01.24.2020
- 01.20.2020
Huawei will use TomTom for maps now that it's cut off from Google
The deal will keep navigation an option despite a US blacklisting. - 11.30.2019
Apple will take a 'deeper look' at disputed borders in Maps
Don't expect changes to its Crimea map for Russian users, however. - 11.20.2019
Google Earth's new creation tools help you tell stories
You can weave personal narratives around the places you care about. - 11.13.2019
Google Maps can pronounce place names in local languages
It'll also link directly to Translate if you need more linguistic help. - 11.11.2019
Google Maps lets you manage your public profile from the Android app
You don't have to go to the web just to take control of your account.
