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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 shop, commute, and travel, can also have a huge impact on business operations and outcomes. It can influence everything from logistics to location expansion planning to customer service. We partnered with Oxford Economics on third party research to understand the impact of geospatial services. The quantitative and qualitative survey included 1000 executives, covering 14 industry clusters and 12 distinct geospatial service use cases across 8 countries. We’ve heard from our…

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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, and Tatsuo Mitani of menu corporation, a group company of Reazon Holdings. They explore how menu has used Google Maps Platform capabilities and integrated Mobility services into their food delivery applications, opening up a new frontier for the takeout and food delivery industry in Japan. “At Reazon Holdings, we’re driven by the mission to continue to create new standards, and menu was launched as part of that vision,” shares Yuichi…

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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 businesses open and existing businesses shut down or change their hours of operation. Changes like these can impact not only a business’ customers, but also other businesses relying on them. For instance, a change in the hours of a grocery store will directly impact the ETA commitments of its logistics partners to their end users. These changes may happen more frequently during disruptive events such as a pandemic or a…

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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 build something they’re passionate about and created unique experiences using Google Maps Platform. Thanks to all the participants and judges that made this hackathon one to remember.And without further ado, here are the winning projects. Best Map Customization:BeeDrone Delivery Simulator The scene is New York city, where a ground station (in the form of a space needle) houses several “bee” drones for on-demand deployment. The demo uses a custom vector…

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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 American tour using Google Maps Platform. Los Angeles is where Elton John’s legendary career truly took flight and a place that feels like a second home to both him and his fans. Elton’s final North American tour will finish at Dodger Stadium on November 17, 19, and 20 and as a way to celebrate the city, we’re connecting his fans with significant places in L.A. from Elton’s past and present.…

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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. On the surface, addresses can seem simple and straightforward because we see and use them almost every day. But the reality is, addresses that are not corrected and formatted to local standards can lead to poor user experiences, failed deliveries, and costly extensive customer support.That’s why we’re announcing the general availability release of Address Validation, a new API that can help improve user experiences by removing friction at account sign-up…

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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 eco-friendly routing in your web and mobile experiences.Eco-friendly routing is a feature of the new Routes API. When you enable eco-friendly routing, you can select the engine type along with other factors such as real-time traffic and road conditions to calculate the eco-friendly route. By default, the Routes API returns a default route, meaning a route without factoring in fuel or energy-efficiency. Now, in addition to the default route in…

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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 for its customers.The rise of mobile technology has completely changed the way we pay for goods and services. Back in 2019, just 4.4% of our customers opted for mobile payments, a figure that has now risen to 23%. That’s not just due to technological advances: the COVID-19 pandemic also played a big role in showing people of all generations, not just millennials and Generation Z, the benefits of online payments.Here…

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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 conditions.In an age of remote work, delivery drivers face an increasing burden due to the soaring demand of online shopping. At CBcloud, our mission is to empower drivers with technology and improve their working conditions. Thanks to a range of Google Maps Platform APIs and SDKs, we’re helping Japan’s delivery drivers become more efficient. Logistics optimization is one of the keys to achieving our mission. By maximizing efficiencies, everybody involved…

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Engineering

Explore New Map Customization Demos

We’re excited to bring you two new demos that showcase how Google Maps Platform products and features can come together to help you build unique, interactive geospatial experiences. The demos incorporate some of our newest capabilities like Advanced Markers, Data-driven styling, and the Routes API, plus other capabilities like Cloud-based maps styling, Street View and more. As you go through these demo, we hope that they inspire you to build something you’re passionate about, using our APIs.Each demo features its own destination-inspired soundtrack, so don’t forget to turn your speakers up!Take an interactive tour of BarcelonaIn the Landmark Day in…

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