Google Continues to introduce innovations into the ecosystem Maps. now, You will be able to see real photos from almost 100 famous places around the world.

Currently, with fairly limited options, Google Maps has added panoramic views London, New York, San Francisco, Tokyo and Barcelona. Logically not from the whole city, but from a few recognizable points on the map. users can see Big Ben, The Alcatraz prison or empire state Among other options in its realistic aerial view.

This bird’s eye view is part of a program that premiered Google I/O this year. In particular, within the launch Immersive views. These aerial views are the foundation of what the company wants to do with Google Maps in the coming years.

In addition to these bird’s eye views, there are Interior maps of buildings, traffic analysis in cities Beyond the red or blue roads they currently run, or even a weather map, It is very useful in Europe or some countries of Central America, for example, where there is a time of intense heat like the present one

In fact, these simple views of iconic buildings are now meant to provide a little more insight. All at once and really useful for the user. You can see in one picture Traffic, hourly weather, the influx of restaurants in the area and, in addition, the appearance and atmosphere of the interior. And while they’re starting with some big firsts, the idea for Google Maps is to expand the category over time.

How is it that Google wants to achieve it? This is a combination street view As known so far, with satellite images, users will be able to see the location in detail from above and below. All this can be seen with traffic and weather information (divided into layers).

You will probably remember a lot about what you read. to fly Manzana, which shows cities and landmarks from the air and in 3D. In this case, The idea is to integrate something realistic into the Google Maps platform.

News for cyclists on Google Maps

In addition to the bird’s eye view that Google Maps introduced in the new update, the company also added Options for cyclists.

Google now populates bike-specific routes with information about your travel routes. in particular If it will be on cycle paths or vice versa, if they are secondary or main roads. It will also give you information about the slope of the given road, as well as whether there are obstacles on the road: for example, stairs or steep slopes.

It also provides very important information for the bike segment Safety conditions. Using traffic data, it identifies on the map the points where cyclists are most at risk of accidents, so that the necessary measures can be taken.

will also send a A message to selected contacts to confirm that he/she is leaving and arriving as usual from the destination and departure. Similar to Apple’s Find My, but on Google Maps for cyclists.

How to set driving and public transport settings in Google Maps

The first thing to do when planning a trip is to adjust the driving parameters. It is necessary to click when calculating the route ‘Parameters’. There you can avoid the toll, highway and/or ferry.

If you use public transport, you can find these options in the filters “all cars” i “Best Routes”. There you can choose your preferred mode of transport and if you want less transport, by the way less walking.

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