Flat maps, designed to offer a consistent representation of Earth, reveal inaccuracies in countries' sizing. Some nations near the Poles appear significantly larger than they truly are ...

From self-driving cars to smart bins, global satellite positioning (GPS) is fundamentally changing the world ... Google from mapping the country in street view and satellite forms. "Google's map ...

In the offline world, geography is everything ... etched matter-of-factly onto countries just across the sea from Google and YouTube. The Internet map's nation-states aren’t represented ...

Languages: English, Spanish Think about a map of the world ... as Europe when it is almost three times larger. A mosaic of world countries retaining their correct size and shape.

When official names vary between countries, Maps users see their official local name. Everyone in the rest of the world sees both names. That applies here too. — News from Google ...

Maps users everywhere else in the world will see both names, Google said. "The names you see in the Maps app are based on your country location, which is determined by information from your phone ...

Google has confirmed that Google Maps will soon rename the Gulf of Mexico and Denali mountain in Alaska as the “Gulf of America” and “Mount McKinley” in line with changes implemented by ...

Google is updating Street View imagery in nearly 80 countries, such as Australia ... Meanwhile, Google Maps and Google Earth are getting sharper satellite imagery as well thanks to the company ...