Web mapping
Process of using the maps delivered by geographic information systems
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| February 2025 |
Google Maps
Google Maps renamed the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' for US users, following Donald Trump's Executive Order 14172. The change sparked controversy, with Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum criticizing the decision and requesting Google to reconsider.
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| January 30 2025 |
Apple Maps
Apple released the Detailed City Experience for New Orleans.
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| January 25 2025 |
Apple Maps
Apple began testing new map data in Thailand.
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| 2024 |
Apple Maps
Apple Maps reached 500 million users, competing with Google Maps which has approximately 1.8 billion users globally.
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| 2024 |
Google Maps
Three men from Uttar Pradesh died after their car fell into the Ramganga river due to misdirection by Google Maps while driving on an under-construction bridge.
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| September 2024 |
Google Maps
Several schools in Taiwan and Hong Kong were mislabeled as 'psychiatric hospitals' or 'prisons' by local students. Google quickly corrected the entries, prompting concern from education officials.
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| July 31 2024 |
Google Maps
All chat functionalities in Google Business Profile will completely end, representing the final termination of the chat feature.
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| July 24 2024 |
Apple Maps
Apple began public beta testing of Apple Maps on the web, available on Safari, Chrome, and Edge for Windows PCs and iPads. Apple Maps team also began surveying roads in India using camera and Lidar-equipped backpacks.
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| July 24 2024 |
Apple Maps
Apple began public beta testing of Apple Maps on the web, available on Safari, Chrome, and Edge for Windows PCs and iPads.
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| July 15 2024 |
Google Maps
New chat conversations in Google Business Profile will be disabled, marking the beginning of the phase-out of the chat functionality.
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| June 2024 |
Google Maps
Google began progressively removing access to Timeline feature on web browsers, shifting the location information storage to local devices.
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| May 2024 |
Google Maps
Google announced the discontinuation of the chat feature in Google Business Profile, signaling a significant change in business communication tools.
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| April 2024 | Overture Maps Foundation released its first dataset version during a beta test, making the data available in GeoParquet format through Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud platforms. |
| February 2024 |
Google Maps
Google Maps began rolling out glanceable directions feature for Android and iOS apps, allowing users to track their journey from the device's lock screen.
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| February 2024 |
Google Maps
Two German tourists were stranded for a week in Oyala Thumotang National Park after Google Maps directed them to follow a dirt track where their vehicle became trapped in mud, prompting a warning from Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service about relying on Google Maps in remote regions.
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| February 2024 |
Google Maps
Google Maps added a weather icon to its Android and iOS mobile apps, providing users with weather and air quality index information directly in the app interface.
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| 2023 | BMW announced the adoption of HERE HD Live Map in its Personal Pilot technology, achieving SAE International level 3 of driving automation. |
| 2023 |
Azure Maps
Azure Maps was certified as HIPAA compliant, targeting healthcare and health insurance companies.
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| November 2023 |
Google Maps
A hiker was rescued by helicopter on Mount Fromme in Vancouver after following a non-existent hiking trail on Google Maps, which was the second such incident in two months.
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| November 2023 |
Google Maps
Google apologized after users were directed through dangerous desert roads during a dust storm closure of Interstate 15, resulting in stranded drivers on a 'bumpy dirt trail'.
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| October 2023 |
Google Maps
Launched route-based Immersive View in 15 cities globally, allowing users to explore routes with predictive modeling and neural radiance field technologies.
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| October 2023 |
Google Maps
Lens in Maps experiences its largest expansion, being added to 50 new cities, significantly increasing its geographical availability.
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| September 2023 |
Google Earth
Google Earth version 10.0 released, updating mobile and web apps with latest Material Design theme and project creation support, while removing Voyager
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| August 2023 |
Google Maps
A woman was stranded in the Central Australian desert for a night after Google Maps provided incorrect directions to Harts Range Racecourse, directing her to the wrong location instead of the rodeo event.
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| June 5 2023 |
Apple Maps
During WWDC, Apple announced the addition of offline maps and enhanced EV routing, and released the Detailed City Experience for Paris.
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| May 2023 |
Google Maps
At Google I/O 2023, an expansion of Immersive View to routes was announced, extending the feature's capabilities to include driving, walking, and cycling routes.
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| May 2023 |
Azure Maps
Azure Maps and Power BI integration reached general availability, fully establishing the map visualization capabilities.
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| May 18 2023 |
Leaflet
Leaflet's most stable version, Leaflet 1.9.4, was released, representing the current most up-to-date version of the library.
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| February 2023 |
Google Maps
Full launch of Immersive View, making the 3D location visualization feature available to users.
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| January 31 2023 |
Fire Information for Resource Management System
NASA entered into a Space Act agreement with Esri, a GIS software company, to improve global access to NASA's geospatial data through ArcGIS software and Open Geospatial Consortium data formats.
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| 2022 |
Google Maps
Google Maps initially releases Lens in Maps feature (previously called Search with Live View) in major cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, London, and Paris.
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| 2022 |
Google Maps
A North Carolina resident's husband drowned after being directed by Google Maps over the collapsed Snow Creek Bridge, leading to a lawsuit filed in September 2023.
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| 2022 |
Azure Maps
Support for historical weather, air quality, and tropical storm data was made generally available. Custom styling for indoor maps was also introduced.
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| December 2022 | Overture Maps Foundation was launched under the Linux Foundation, with founding members Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and TomTom establishing an open data mapping collaboration project. |
| October 2022 | Purchased Stomp Sessions, an online action sports tutorials learning platform, for integration into the Outside Learn operation. |
| September 2022 |
Google Maps
Google previewed Immersive View with 250 photorealistic aerial 3D images of landmarks, showcasing the feature's capabilities in generating detailed location visualizations.
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| September 2022 |
Google Maps
Google removed the COVID-19 Layer from Google Maps due to low feature usage.
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| July 2022 |
Here WeGo
HERE WeGo launched a beta version of its Android app compatible with Android Auto, allowing users to project navigation on car screens with Android Auto connectivity.
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| June 2022 |
Google Maps
Google Maps added a layer displaying air quality for certain countries.
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| June 2022 |
Google Maps
Google implemented toll calculation support for roads in the US, India, Japan, and Indonesia, covering approximately 2000 toll roads.
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| May 2022 |
Google Maps
Google announced Immersive View at the I/O 2022 event, introducing a feature that generates composite 3D images of locations using Street View and aerial images with AI technology.
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| April 2022 | Sold IDEA Health and Fitness Association to its CEO Amy Boone Thompson |
| April 18 2022 |
Leaflet
Leaflet version 1.8.0 was released to the public.
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| March 2022 |
Leaflet
Developer urged action on the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the Leaflet website.
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| March 2022 | Shut down PodiumRunner running magazine |
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