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Become a Pokémon Master with Google Maps

March 31, 2014

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Update: We hope you've enjoyed wading through water and tall grass to catch Pokemon all over the world this April Fools' Day. Good Mews for trainers who want the fun to last—those who have caught 5 or more Pokemon can still continue their quest to catch 'em all for a little while longer with Google Maps for iPhone and Android.
Tatsuo Nomura, Advanced Pokémon Trainer

Helping our communities adapt to climate change

March 19, 2014

announcedClimate Data Initiativeextreme weather eventsclimate change resilienceGoogle Earth Engineinteractive timelapse of the planetfirst high-resolution global maps of deforestationdeforestation alert systemfocus on applying Earth Enginepartnering with leading researchers

Traditional static graphic showing record-breaking drought in California in Feb 2014. Red = Dry; Blue = Wet. Source: the Desert Research Institute, University of Idaho and University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

See how Google Maps Engine was used to highlight the vulnerabilities associated with rising sea levels, storm surges, and coastal inundations in the Republic of Vanuatu. The darker blue shows present-day inundation of the Efate lagoon during a high astronomical tide, and the lighter blue shows predicted inundation in 2090 due to sea level rise. Source: Australian Government and the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information.To find out moreEarth Engine websitesample mapGoogle+TwitterWhite House live stream

Explore America’s most endangered river on Street View

March 13, 2014

This guest post is by Chris Williams, Senior Vice President of Conservation at American Rivers. We’ve partnered with American Rivers to share the adventure of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in Google Maps. -Ed.the Colorado RiverJohn Wesley PowellGoogle Street View

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, U.S.Deer Creek FallsNorth CanyonNankoweap GranariesHermit ShaleTapeats Sandstonebig horn sheepvolcanic damendangeredhigh water marksedimentation along the river’s edge

Colorado River, U.S.Join American RiversPosted by Chris Williams, Senior Vice President of Conservation, American Rivers

Aloha from Google Street View

March 6, 2014

search interestTrekker Loan ProgramHawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB)Hapunua BeachKilauea Iki TrailPu'u Loa PetroglyphsHawaii Tropical Botanical Garden

Hapuna Beach, Island of Hawaii

Kilauea Iki Trail, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Island of Hawaii

Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, Pāpa'ikou, Island of HawaiiGoHawaii.comg.co/trekkerMahalo!Posted by Evan Rapoport, Product Manager, Google Maps and Street View

Introducing Google Maps Gallery: Unlocking the World’s Maps

February 27, 2014

If you’ve ever wondered which trails Lewis & Clark traveled for their famous expedition, or looked for maps of the best schools in your region, you may have found yourself scouring the web without much luck. The best results for your search may come from governments, nonprofits and businesses, but historically that information has been hard to find or inaccessible to the public. Well, now, with the new Google Maps Gallery, it’s easier for you to find maps like those all in one place.

Maps Gallery works like an interactive, digital atlas. You can explore historic city plans, climate trends, housing affordability, shipwrecks and up-to-date evacuation routes. In addition to finding these maps through Maps Gallery, they can be viewed in Google Earth and are discoverable through major search engines.

This World Bank map shows per capita internet usage by country over time

Travel back to Venice 1838 with the David Rumsey Map Collection (Use the slider to fade in the base map and see how things have changed)

The contrast between North Korea and South Korea could hardly be more stark on this NASA map
Today, you can browse the Gallery for maps from National Geographic Society, World Bank Group, United States Geological Survey, Florida Emergency Management and the City of Edmonton, and more organizations will be adding their maps over time. As the Gallery grows, it’ll be easier to find out where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going, giving us a new way to look at the world around us.
Posted by Jordan Breckenridge, Product Manager, Google Maps

Wandering in the footsteps of the polar bear with Google Maps

February 27, 2014

This guest post is from Krista Wright, the executive director of Polar Bears International. We’ve partnered with PBI to share a fascinating look at polar bears in the wild using Google Maps. -Ed.International Polar Bear Dayintimate look at polar bears

The Street View Trekker, mounted on a Tundra Buggy, captures images of Churchill’s polar bearsChurchill, ManitobaFrontiers NorthTundra Buggy
One of Churchill, Manitoba’s Polar Bears on Street View Modern cartography and polar bear conservation melting sea ice

Polar Bear International’s Bear TrackerBear Tracker
Mapping the communities of Canada’s ArcticCambridge BayIqaluitMapUpMap MakerTown Centre Complexbear holding facilityKrista Wright, Executive Director of Polar Bears International