See the Weather on Google Maps

We have just launched a weather layer on Google Maps, something that I'm very excited to see go live after making my first concept designs of this feature 4 years ago!



More details in the blog post that I wrote for the Official Google blog...

It hit the #2 spot on Techmeme, with coverage from CNET, Engadget, TechCrunch, LifeHacker, Gizmodo, Slashgear, PC Magazine and more! Some nice comments so far:

ReadWriteWeb: "It's one of those technologies that would blow the minds of the humans of the past."

TheNextWeb: "It's a handy addition to a tool that you probably already use. We like those."

Public transport directions for London now in Google Maps!

Since starting work on Google Transit 4.5 years ago, this is the big one that I've been waiting for :-)

More details in the Official Google blog...

New 3D buildings in London & more

Alongside the new style update that we just launched on Google Maps, we also have pushed new 3D buildings in London and many other major cities worldwide. It's great to see this feature appearing in my hometown!

More details and examples can be found on the Google Lat Long blog...

Evolving the look of Google Maps, redux

Our third big update to the Google Maps tiles has just gone live, continuing the theme of simplifying the visual style whilst adding more useful information.

More details and examples are in the post that I wrote on the Google Lat Long blog...

Bangladesh

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My Places in Google Maps

We've launched a new feature in Google Maps which makes it much simpler to keep track of places you've visited, starred or reviewed, and to create and share your own maps. Simply click on the My Places tab in the top of the left panel to get started!



More details on the Google Lat Long blog

Evolving the Google Maps design and experience

We've just launched a new, cleaner UI for Google Maps, as part of a larger redesign of all Google properties. After all the effort we've put into making the map itself cleaner and more efficient, it's time to give the UI outside the map the same attention.

Here's how the UI looked after we underwent the last redesign in 2008:



And here's the new UI for 2011:



More details and examples can be found on the Google Lat Long blog, and for more information on the Google-wide redesign, the Official Google blog.

Area highlighting on Google search

We've just launched a new map-based feature on Google web search! Now, when you search for something that matches an area triggering a map, we highlight the borders and fade the surrounding areas. Here's how it looks for cities and roads:

New Zealand

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Tasmania

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