Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Some of the free software mentioned here does not have detailed maps (or maps at all) or the ability to follow streets or type in street names (no geocoding). However, in many cases, it is also that which makes the program free (and sometimes open source [ 1 ] ), avoid the need of an Internet connection, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and make it very ...
Waze Mobile Ltd, [2] (/ w eɪ z /; Hebrew: ווייז מובייל בע"מ) doing business as Waze (Hebrew: ווייז), formerly FreeMap Israel, is a subsidiary company of Google that provides satellite navigation software on smartphones and other computers that support the Global Positioning System (GPS).
The desktop application continues to be Google Earth Pro 7.3, with infrequent updates. 8.0 October 2014 Android-only update with new 3D rendering engine and feature to import KML files from Google Drive. [68] 9.0 April 2017 Redesign of the mobile and web apps featuring Voyager, "I'm Feeling Lucky" button, and 3D mode. [69]
[7] [8] The app was updated with new features in Windows Phone 8.1 where the Maps app took on a Purple paper map-looking logo. [2] [3] Bing Maps at the time was powered by Nokia's data, which later became HERE Maps. [9] Windows Maps on Windows 10 Mobile then changed the layout of the Maps app, including the logo. Since coming out of preview ...
The app became available in the Google Play store on 10 December 2014. [18] On 12 February 2015, a stable version of HERE Maps was released on the Google Play store. [19] The website wego.here.com (formerly here.com) evolved out of the maps.ovi.com and later maps.nokia.com site and provides the web companion to the HERE suite.
In March 2017, Google introduced Drive File Stream, a desktop application for G Suite (now Google Workspace) customers using Windows and macOS computers that maps Google Drive to a drive letter on the operating system, and thus allows easy access to Google Drive files and folders without using a web browser. It also featured on-demand file ...
Online maps can be basically divided by the covered area (global or local) and by the representation of this area (classic drawn or orthophoto). Global online maps [ edit ] These maps cover the world, but may have insufficient details in some areas.
Google Maps is available as a mobile app for the Android and iOS mobile operating systems. The first mobile version of Google Maps (then known as Google Local for Mobile) was launched in beta in November 2005 for mobile platforms supporting J2ME. [191] [192] [193] It was released as Google Maps for Mobile in 2006. [194]