Google Maps Platform
summary
Overview of Google Maps Platform and what it actually provides: three product pillars Maps, Routes, Places with concrete APIs (Maps JavaScript, Embed, Static, Street View; Directions, Distance Matrix, Roads; Places, Geocoding, Timezone, Geolocation). Platform ingests imagery and telemetry at scale — 80 billion Street View images, satellite covering ~60% of land and ~98% of population — and claims 99% world coverage, 40M miles of roads, 1B users, and ~700,000 new businesses discovered per month. Machine learning geocodes ~30M addresses per year.
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chapters (25)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:07Location Data
- 2:46Google Maps History
- 9:20People
- 11:13Data
- 11:54Benefits
- 13:00Strava
- 14:23Coverage
- 15:27Places
- 16:23Collaborations
- 17:50Products
- 18:33Performance Customization
- 20:13User Experience
- 21:33Styling Wizard
- 23:43Street View Trusted
- 25:40Reach
- 26:30Driving Directions
- 27:28Biking Walking
- 28:05API
- 28:57Place
- 29:21Structure
- 30:13Autosuggest
- 31:05Community
- 32:23APIs
- 34:13Conclusion
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