Viewing multiple searches on Google Maps

We've just launched the ability to be able to view multiple sets of search results at the same time on Google Maps. Very useful for researching things like which bars are close to restaurants in London:


Official post on Google LatLong blog

Lake Zurich, summer 2009

Time-compressed footage of Lake Zurich, Switzerland, taken as the sun was setting in July 2009:


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United Nations Kyoto protocol map

A website for a worthy cause that I've been helping out with in my 20% time has just gone live. From the UN blog post:

"UNFCCC emissions data visualized on Google Maps (7 July 2009)

The secretariat has cooperated with Google and the Danish government as hosts of COP 15 to display official UNFCCC greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data for Annex I Parties using Google Maps. The user can now select on a world map total national GHG emissions/removals as well as emissions/removals from various sectors; absolute numbers (in Gg CO2 equivalent); or relative changes in emissions (in per cent compared to the base year level)"



Official post on the Google LatLong blog

Sunset over London

2.5 hours of footage of the sun setting over the millennium wheel, compressed into 30 seconds:


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Starring on Google maps

We have recently launched starring on Google Maps, enabling you to easily bookmark your favourite places in a lightweight way if you are signed in. Once starred they will remain on the map for easy access and are also listed in the "My Maps" section:

Webcams layer on Google maps

This quarter, we launched the Webcams layer on Google Maps, enabling you to see live video streams of famous sites around the world:



Look at the Google Maps Webcams Layer

Curved lines on the transit layer

We've just launched a cool new refinement to London and Paris on the Transit layer on Google Maps. Whereas before, the subways in many cities were drawn using straight lines to connect the stations, we now are using curved lines for a much more organic and realistic feel. See below for a before/after comparison:



Look at the Google Maps Transit Layer

Barcelona

Some photos from my recent trip to Barcelona:


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New countries added to Google Transit Layer

As part of the ongoing improvements to the Transit Layer on Google Maps, we've recently added cities in China, Japan and Russia. It's pretty cool to see the real paths that the lines take:



Official post on Google LatLong blog

Zurich & Uetliberg

Some photos from a week in Zurich and on top of the Uetliberg:


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