Google maps event



Press event with Brian McClendon, VP of Google Maps, including sneak-peak demos and a behind-the-scenes look at Google Maps.

Google is announcing the new version of Google maps.

- Google FULL 3d maps
- 20 petabytes of data!!!
- 5 million miles of street view
- A 5 -year mission to build own maps from raw data with project Ground Truth.
- Google gives editing, reporting tools to users. When Google publishes, all users get corrections within a few minutes.
- Map maker for great accurancy
- Indoor traffic! Like inside train stations!
- No longer pre-rendering maps. Now they're rendering on the fly, since they have the performance.
- Translation provided for many languages.


- Google maps GO OFFLINE ... on android! So you are sure you can have the map you need even with no internet connection!!! GREAT.


- Google tricycles ... to go where car can't go!!!


- Google personal camera shooting for places nothing else works!!!!!



- Stereophotogrammetry with airplane 45 degrees building photo shooting.

- THE DEMO IS ON AN APPLE IPAD .. MUAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA THATS EXCELLENT

- 1 billion monthly users for all of Google Map Services.
- Google is investing in 3D planes

[View Live at] .... Not Live any more BUT after 23 minute you can watch the presentation.