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One can search for local information via search engines. These often return local search results from directories [5] and maps. Google for instance, will present results from its directory (called Google Business Profile) in Google Maps and also in the search engine results pages [6] in the form of a local pack.
Shareable maps Yes Yes Via Email, Facebook, Twitter No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Readily available overlays Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Advertising Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.cz OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps; Business advertising Yes Yes - Microsoft consumer apps, not in B2B apps or APIs No Yes No Yes No Yes Mobile
Google Maps is available as a mobile app for the Android and iOS mobile operating systems. The first mobile version of Google Maps (then known as Google Local for Mobile) was launched in beta in November 2005 for mobile platforms supporting J2ME. [189] [190] [191] It was released as Google Maps for Mobile in 2006. [192]
Apple Maps - covers the whole country. Bing Maps – covers the whole country. Google Maps - covers the whole country. Libre Map Project. MapQuest - covers the whole country. The National Map by the United States Geological Survey. Roadtrippers - covers the whole country. TerraServer-USA - covers the whole country.
Google Street View is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides interactive panoramas from positions along many streets in the world. It was launched in 2007 in several cities in the United States, and has since expanded to include all of the country's major and minor cities, as well as the cities and rural areas of many other countries worldwide.
Bee Maps, powered by Hivemapper is the fastest growing mapping company in the world, mapping 28% of the world in under 2 years. It provides high-quality street level imagery and road feature data using their network of purpose-built dashcams. Apple Look Around provides street view for 29 countries. Mapilio gathers street-level images from its ...
Google Maps – mapping service that indexes streets and displays satellite and street-level imagery, providing directions and local business search. Google My Maps – a social custom map making tool based on Google Maps. Google Earth – virtual 3D globe that uses satellite imagery, aerial photography, GIS from Google's repository.
A recent initiative of the program, entitled "Let's Put Our Cities on the Map" was launched in March 2015. According to USA Today, "Google has generated customized websites for virtually every town and city in the U.S. to enable local businesses to learn to improve the information that shows up on Google search, Google maps and Google+."