To make Google Maps (even) better, Google have released a new API that means everyone on the Internet can make a contribution to Google Maps with text, shapes, photos and other stuff too. picked by TheStep 2 years ago

A Google company blog says that as of today all new users of Google will have their personal information tracked, collected and stored for a so-called better customer experience using Google... picked by monkeyman 2 years ago

Google Maps map annotated with all the places Marco Polo visited during his travels to China and back. Click here for larger map picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

After finding itself in hot water with privacy advocates, Google has begun obscuring the faces of people in its Street View service, which lets users of Google Maps zoom in to view street level images. But the images look decidedly odd, with whole streets peopled by blurred faces. picked by bingo 4 months ago

Is it embarrassing or incriminating to be caught breaking in on google maps? picked by camro77 2 years ago

The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center has 200,000 historic maps and 5,000 atlases. Many are online in high resolution. You can explore the collection by location, subject, date, publisher, author and projection. They give virtual tours, select a map of the month and have a section called Maps in the News, where they profile Darfur and Iraq. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Look at direction #37 and see how Google wants you to get from London to New York. picked by TheStep 2 years ago

Google maps can be hacked in certain places to zoom in further than expected. To do this:

1. Go into satellite mode
   
2. Click "link to this page"
   
3. Edit the "&z=" in the querystring of your address bar to 23 and go to that new address.

Anyone want to help me scan rooftops in hot sunny climates? picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

A listing of a number of items which do not appear on Google Maps satellite and street view. Including d**k Cheney's house. picked by Moogle 3 months ago

The Google van(?) drove right up their driveway which was marked private. The family, whose terrible name is Boring, are suing for $25,000 saying that part of the property's value was privacy. picked by coldbladed 8 months ago

Microsoft, in an attempt to compete with Google Maps, will soon release 3D models of five big cities in the US, and eventually expanding on the feature. picked by groggie 2 years ago

There are thousands of coloured lights. Some of these lights by scale (e.g., bright green on 4th screenshot) are 10m. This phenomena is focused around Antipodes. There are some less concentrated occurrences around Auckland and Chatham but these images seem to be nowhere else on Google maps. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Google’s Street View feature for Google Maps, which enables users to see certain parts of several big US cities through panoramic images, has caused a new trend: StreetSpotting. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Pentagon has banned Google Earth teams from making detailed street-level video maps of U.S. military bases. picked by 2longdogs 9 months ago

Google Maps' latest feature, creatively codenamed Google LRV during production and early testing, takes its year-old Street View right into the home, allowing users a virtual tour inside people's houses.

Be sure to also read Hillary Proposes Tobacco Tax Holiday and Typo Leads To Microsoft Purchase Of Yoo-Hoo picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

The day that everyone knew was coming has arrived with the announcement that Google has launched Google Apps Premier, its subscription package of premium, hosted business applications in direct competition with Microsoft. picked by mo0nrider 2 years ago

Look ma! Theres Al Gore's House! picked by LatueOfStiberty 2 years ago

Without any context or timeline, it's hard to tell exactly what you're seeing in the extraordinary panoramic images captured by Google's magic van.

Including a guy climbing over a fence and Borat peeking out of a window. picked by doggylives 9 months ago

Google Maps and twitter have joined forces... this nifty application shows the power of location-based microblogging. The application is a Google Map that posts Twitter messages from people whenever they use voting-related keywords like “vote,” “election” and “Super Tuesday.” picked by ash0283 10 months ago

Select from a list to view the current position of satellites in real time. Uses Google mapping technology! GOOGLE ROCKS! picked by ogri2003 1 year ago