Community driven navigation app with live traffic and road alerts
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Google Maps
Maps, directions and local business listings from Google
Mountain View, US Founded 2005 500+ employees
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Google Maps is a mapping and navigation service made by Google. It launched on the web in 2005 and became one of the first popular apps on smartphones. It covers driving, walking, cycling and public transport directions in most countries.
The app shows live traffic, suggests faster routes and gives turn by turn voice navigation. Street View lets people look at street level photos of many cities and roads. Business listings show opening hours, reviews, photos and busy times, and businesses manage them through a free Google Business Profile. Users can save places to lists, download maps for offline use and share their live location with friends.
Google Maps is free for users and earns money through local ads and paid placements. Developers pay to embed maps and location data in their own apps through the Google Maps Platform. Google also owns Waze, a separate navigation app. Google Maps runs on the web, on iOS and Android, and in cars through Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Many people use it to find restaurants, shops and services near them.
The app shows live traffic, suggests faster routes and gives turn by turn voice navigation. Street View lets people look at street level photos of many cities and roads. Business listings show opening hours, reviews, photos and busy times, and businesses manage them through a free Google Business Profile. Users can save places to lists, download maps for offline use and share their live location with friends.
Google Maps is free for users and earns money through local ads and paid placements. Developers pay to embed maps and location data in their own apps through the Google Maps Platform. Google also owns Waze, a separate navigation app. Google Maps runs on the web, on iOS and Android, and in cars through Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Many people use it to find restaurants, shops and services near them.
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