As a web mapping service started as a desktop program in 2004, Google Maps has evolved into an accurate and comprehensive application to help navigate and explore the world, wherever it may be. Currently, Google Maps has mapped over 200 countries and territories and has more than one billion monthly active users worldwide.
Many of us use Google Maps every day to help navigate in unknown new places so as not to get lost. We often use it to find locations while on the go. Find out the fastest route by public transport. Or even to find a suitable restaurant for dinner in the surrounding area.
This Google-made application basically has a variety of features. Well, here are some useful features you may not know:
- Create and share a list of favorite places
Now we can store all the restaurants, bars, boutiques and favorite places in different locations, using the latest “list” feature. We can also share the list of “Best Sushi in town” or “Most romantic restaurant” with your friends and they will be able to find directions to where you suggest easily. - Set exact pickup location via app
Getting around is getting easier with the latest Google Maps updates. Because this map app is now integrated with the Uber ride-sharing service. So you can book a ride without having to get out of Google Maps. - Obtain real-time bus transit schedule information
For the commuters, planning the trip becomes easier because we can know exactly when the bus will arrive when checking the route to be taken. - Real-time information about crowds of places on Search & Maps
There are people who like crowds, some are not. Fun, in Google Maps we can know the peak timing of the crowd so as not to jostle during peak hours. Or just the opposite looking for more fun crowd. The information is available in full. - Availability of category search on offline map
For those who like to travel, Google Maps can save maps and access them offline. Even better, because it can also search for various places offline – from restaurant to bar. - Indoor map
The indoor maps feature is basically nothing new. We first got to know her on Nokia Maps which now turns into Here Maps. Well, Google Maps also has features indoor maps in which more than 60 places in Indonesia mapped.
Some shopping centers that have been activated with Indoor Maps include Ngurah Rai International Airport Bali, Jakarta Convention Center, Grand Indonesia Shopping Town, and National Museum of Indonesia. Usually, once you arrive at a location that already supports indoor maps, the map application will display a map view on the location complete with the directory.
- A list of curated dining and drinking places (Android phones only)
Not sure what the menu is for dinner? Google Maps can now help offer dining list recommendations under the “place” tab. Find recommendations for “cheap meals” or “best cafes”, or even everyday places like ATMs and gas stations around you or in other locations with just one tap. - Android Special Hacks
New things have become more concise for Android users. Now, Google Maps on Android can provide daily info at the start of the home screen. Swipe up and you’ll see three tabs that will help you to find the nearest restaurant, via traffic, or take the next bus.
Interesting facts about Google Maps
- On average, almost 250 million miles traveled every day with Google Maps. Which is equivalent to more than two and a half times the distance from Earth to the Sun
- Google has mapped the world in over 200 countries and regions – including North Korea
- Google Maps has been downloaded more than a billion times on Android.
- Google Maps provides more than 1 billion kilometers of transit results daily.
- Nearly a third of all mobile searches are related to location, and location-related mobile searches are up 50% faster than all searches on mobile.
- Google Maps makes more than 10 billion square feet of indoor floor plans available for desktop and mobile displays – with an area of 21 Boeing plants (the Boeing plant is the largest building in the world).
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