Mobile Application

GOOGLE MAPS

　　 It was started as Expedition, a mapping prototype project which were invented and designed by Lars and Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen in early 2003. The Danish brothers, Lars is a computer scientist and software developer meanwhile his brother, Jens is a designer and software developer. They opened up their company known as Where 2 Technologies in Sydney. Later, in October 2004, the company was acquired by Google which they transformed the idea and the innovation into Google Maps. The brothers then become Google employees which helps Google to keep improving the Google Maps. At the same year, 2004, Google also acquired Keyhole which was spatial data visualization company and turn it into Google Earth. Google Earth then is then use to keep updating and add the Google Maps locations and places. Next, they acquired Zip Dash Company which provided real time traffic analysis service.

Google maps was launched in early 2005. In October of that year, they introduced Google Maps for Mobile which included many of the web-based site's features. Google Maps nowadays is offering a few interface of viewing for its users which are satellite imagery view, street maps view and street view. Google Maps satellite images are not updated in real time. The images from Google Earth are updated on regular basis. Most of the images are less than 3 years. It has zoom bar to allow the users to zoom all the way when centered over areas that support higher zoom levels. 

Thanks to the Google Maps app, it makes our navigating faster and easier. We can find the best spots in town and the information we need to get there because it has detailed information on more than 100 million places comprehensively and accurately. It has navigation in more than 200 countries and territories and route maps for 15,000 cities and towns. It also provide street view, indoor imagery for restaurants and museums, live traffic conditions, incident reports, and automatic rerouting to find the best...