Google Maps Platform Archives

3 min

Learn About Google Cloud’s Updated Renderer For The Maps SDK For Android

We’re always looking for ways to improve your Google Maps Platform development experience on Android, so we’ve been working on an updated renderer for the Maps SDK for Android to…

View Post

View Post

2 min

How Geospatial Services Can Help Improve Financial Outcomes, Customer Experiences, And Operational Efficiency

There are few technologies that have become an essential part of everyday life as quickly as geospatial services. The same technology behind the digital maps that transformed the way we…

View Post

View Post

4 min

Transforming Japan’s Food Delivery Industry With Google Maps Platform

Try Google Maps Platform Unlock access to real world data and insights with a monthly $200 Google Maps Platform credit.Get started Editor’s Note: Today’s blog features Yuichi Sato, Takayuki Niwa,…

View Post

View Post

4 min

How Google Maps Platform Enabled Businesses And Government Organizations To Provide Critical Information And Services During The Pandemic

Google Maps Platform provides developers with business information, ratings, reviews and more for over 200 million businesses and places around the world. Points of interest (POI) data is constantly changing–new…

View Post

View Post

2 min

Software Engineering

Google Maps Platform Hackathon Winners Announced

In September, we launched the Google Maps Platform hackathon on Devpost. We were blown away by the creativity of the projects submitted. Over 2,600 participants spanning 100+ countries joined to…

View Post

View Post

4 min

Discover Elton And Los Angeles History Using Google Maps Platform

Editor’s note: Today’s post comes from Rory Newton Dunn, Head of Digital, at Rocket Entertainment. He shares how they created an immersive map experience to celebrate Elton John’s final North…

View Post

View Post

3 min

Address Validation API Is Now Generally Available

Addresses are necessary to help find people and places, deliver goods, and in some cases, even to open bank accounts. Addresses with typos or misspellings can be difficult to spot.…

View Post

View Post

2 min

Navigate More Sustainably And Optimize For Fuel Savings With Eco-Friendly Routing

Eco-friendly routing is now available to developers in Preview. Improving fuel efficiency can help lower your fleet’s fuel/energy usage and CO2 emissions. Starting today, you’ll have the option to enable…

View Post

View Post

3 min

How BBVA Spain Uses Google Maps Platform To Build Transparency Around Spending

Editor’s note: Today’s post comes from Raul Navarrete, Head of Mobile Channel and Smart Assistants, BBVA Spain. BBVA Spain uses Google Maps Platform to create a true culture of trust…

View Post

View Post

4 min

How CBcloud Is Improving The Working Conditions Of Japanese Delivery People With Google Maps Platform

Today’s post comes from Taichirou Tokumori, Software Development Engineer, CBcloud, and explores how CBcloud uses Google Maps Platform to help Japan’s delivery drivers become more efficient and improve their working…

View Post

Google Maps Platform

Learn About Google Cloud’s Updated Renderer For The Maps SDK For Android

How Geospatial Services Can Help Improve Financial Outcomes, Customer Experiences, And Operational Efficiency

Transforming Japan’s Food Delivery Industry With Google Maps Platform

How Google Maps Platform Enabled Businesses And Government Organizations To Provide Critical Information And Services During The Pandemic

Google Maps Platform Hackathon Winners Announced

Discover Elton And Los Angeles History Using Google Maps Platform

Address Validation API Is Now Generally Available

Navigate More Sustainably And Optimize For Fuel Savings With Eco-Friendly Routing

How BBVA Spain Uses Google Maps Platform To Build Transparency Around Spending

How CBcloud Is Improving The Working Conditions Of Japanese Delivery People With Google Maps Platform

Pure Accelerate 2025: All the news and updates live from Las Vegas

‘This was a very purposeful strategy’: Pure Storage unveils Enterprise Data Cloud in bid to unify data storage, management

What is cloud bursting?

There’s a ‘cloud reset’ underway, and VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 is a chance for Broadcom to pounce on it

What is confidential computing?

Oracle adds xAI Grok models to OCI

Fine-tune your storage-as-a-service approach

Advanced audio dialog and generation with Gemini 2.5

A Father’s Day Gift for Every Pop and Papa

Global cloud spending might be booming, but AWS is trailing Microsoft and Google

Most Popular

Google Cloud, Cloudflare struck by widespread outages

What is PC as a service (PCaaS)?

Crayon targets mid-market gains with expanded Google Cloud partnership

By the numbers: Use AI to fill the IT skills gap

Apple services deliver powerful features and intelligent updates to users this autumn