Places and Things

Google Maps will now let you pay for public transportation and parking through its app Google Maps is adding a couple of new useful features: the ability to pay for parking or buy a train ticket right from the app. Google Maps is integrating two mobile parking payment services into its app, Passport and ParkMobile. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/17/22287043/google-maps-pay-parking-public-transportation-cities

Google Maps will show wildfire boundaries in near real time Type in the name of an ongoing wildfire into Google search, and the site will now bring up a map featuring a near-real-time boundary of the fire. Google revealed the feature today, which was piloted in California last year and will now be available across the US. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/20/21376343/google-maps-search-wildfire-boundaries-california

Google Maps updates help you travel in the COVID-19 era Google has rolled out two new features for its Maps app meant to help users get around safely in the time of COVID-19, according to a new post on the Google blog. The app now shows alerts informing you of any coronavirus-related travel restrictions and reports on how crowded public transit may be. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/google-maps-updates-help-travel-covid-19-era-173308596.html

Google Maps announced on Thursday a major redesign for the app on Android and iPhone that will begin rolling out now. In March, users will get new upgrades for public transit and augmented reality. from https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/05/google-maps-for-iphone-and-android-update-whats-new.html http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Apple announced today that redesigned maps in its official Maps app have now rolled out to all users in the US. The company first announced plans to redesign its maps in June 2018, and the redesign was effectively complete and first began rolling out in full to parts of southeastern US last month. from https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/30/21115455/apple-redesigned-maps-now-available-us-europe https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66221300/Screen_Shot_2020_01_30_at_10.24.35_AM.0.png

Google Maps is incredibly useful when you’re navigating a country you’ve never been to before. (I couldn’t have survived a recent trip to Japan without it. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/13/20961977/google-maps-translate-ios-android-directions-language https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/65692071/akrales_190515_3424_0002.0.jpg

For the last couple of years, my wife and I have relied on an ancient Garmin GPS for long road trips, in part because it had a useful feature that Google Maps lacked: speed limits. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/19/18189559/google-maps-speed-limits-android-and-ios-apps https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62874425/DSCF2501.0.jpg