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Google Maps
Google Maps is a web-based mapping service developed by Google and is utilized on desktops and mobile devices. It's features include various configurations of street maps, navigation, route planner (by car, foot, bike, public transportation), traffic, and even offline use.
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How do you go to Mars on Google Maps?
You cannot physically go to Mars using Google Maps as it only provides mapping information for Earth. To explore Mars, you can use tools like Google Earth or NASA's Mars Trek, which offer data and imagery of the Martian surface.
What does the red circle in Google Maps mean when searching for someone?
The red circle in Google Maps indicates the location of the person you searched for. This feature is typically used when sharing your real-time location with others via Google Maps.
Does google maps include time zones?
Yes, Google Maps displays time zone information for different locations around the world, including the current time in those locations. This can be useful for planning appointments or scheduling calls across different time zones.
One way is to calculate the geometric center of the locations by finding the average latitude and longitude. Another option is to use a tool or software that specializes in finding the optimal central location based on factors like distance, time, and transportation options from each location. You can also consider factors such as accessibility, amenities, and convenience for all participants when determining the most central meeting location.
When a landmass looks larger on a map than it does on the globe that change in shape is called?
That change in shape is called distortion. It occurs when representing the three-dimensional surface of the Earth on a two-dimensional map, leading to inaccuracies in the size and shape of landmasses.
yes it is! they block the faces of people due to confidentiallity people so it is entirely safe.
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Google Earth as a web browser has restricted what is rendered in a web page so "harmful" JavaScript is not even executed in addition to not allowing links in Google Earth to access local files by default. Google Earth has many security safeguards in place.
If you search for vulnerabilities and exploits in Google Earth in OVAL or US-CERT databases you will find only a few which are applicable to old versions of the product.
But with any software application (e.g., Internet Explorer, MS Office, OutLook, etc.) in addition to the Operating System itself there are vulnerabilities and exploits that get fixed after being discovered. Best plan is to maintain the latest version of the software on your computer to incorporate the latest security fixes.
What language is Google Maps written in?
Note Google Maps is implemented with the front-end client interface and API as well as the backend server components and database. In 2004 Google Maps was first implemented as a C++ program. The front-end client interface and API are implemented in JavaScript so it can run in a web browser.
Note that there are different implements of Google Maps including the standard web site for web browsers from desktop and some mobile devices, but also the native apps for some mobile devices such as iPhone which would typically be written in C++.
How do you get photos on Google maps?
== My interest with Google Earth was rekindled when I read Mawee's entry showing a captured image of her house from Google Earth. Instantly, I opened Google Earth from my PC & explored it, then I remembered Panoramio.com, I submitted some photos on panoramio. So what the heck is Panoramio, it is a site that offers online photo storage, as an additional feature, the possibility of showing your photos on Google Earth. I started uploading & mapping my photos on Panoramio last May, there was no promise of your photos to be shown on Google Earth in an instance, it takes time. Yesterday, after ignoring Panoramio for about 2 months, my photos finally appeared on Google Earth. I have submitted 16 photos, 13 of which are now available & viewable through Google Earth, here are the 13 photos featured:
i found this on another web page hope this helps! To copy a screenshot of Google Earth, go to Edit, then Copy Image. (or press Ctrl+Alt+C) You can then copy this image into Paint or any other picture editing program.
What is the size of Google Maps database?
Quite old 2012's article states that "Combining satellite, aerial and street level imagery, Google Maps has over 20 petabytes of data, which is equal to approximately 21 million gigabytes, or around 20,500 terabytes."
Another reported estimate for the total size of the Google Earth and Maps database is 3,017 TB or approximately 3 Petabytes not including Street view imagery.
Here are estimates for the Google Maps and Google Earth database by type of data:
- 3D Imagery: 1024 TB
- Default Layer Aerial Imagery: 179 TB
- Satellite Imagery: 196 TB
- Historical Imagery: 1,618 TB
Source: http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2016/04/big-google-earth-database.html
How much does it cost to add your business to Google Maps?
Google provides a basic service for free for businesses to list companies. There is also a premium service for fee to launch online advertising campaigns and other advanced features.
Listings in Google Places get incorporated into the places layer for Google Maps and Google Earth. See Google Places for details. (URL in related link below).
How do you put the latitude and longitude lines on Google maps?
You can enter latitude/longitude coordinates in Google Maps to zoom to that location.
With Google Maps open you can, for example, enter "48.86,2.35" into the search text box to jump to Paris, France. The order of coordinates is latitude,longitude in decimal degrees.Sometimes the coordinate search gets confused and in that case you should prefix the coordinates with the location tag "loc:" such as "loc: 48.86,2.35" not including the quotes.
Likewise, you can use a URL for Google Maps with the parameters ?q=48.86,2.35 added to end of the base URL in your web browser.
If you're browsing Google Maps and want to know the coordinates of a location, just right-click on the map and select 'What's here?'. The coordinates will automatically pop up in the search box.
To learn more about understanding coordinates, check out this article in related links below.
Why is the Street View button on Google Maps not showing up?
There is a new Google Maps interface which if you allowed at some point becomes the default. There is still the old "classic" Google Maps whch has the street view peg man icon which you're looking for.
The new Google Maps interface doesn't have the "peg man" icon on the right-side of the map any more, but if you click on the map then a popup showing the closest address appears also with a "Street View" button if available.
Why has Google Maps named Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf?
It is important to note that only the Arabs insist on calling the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf. It is not a commonly used term in any major language other than Arabic and the other five UN languages call the area the Persian Gulf. The same issue arises with the term "English Channel" which is called "La Manche" in French and variations of that name in other languages.
In English and most other languages, the proper term is "Persian Gulf" as much as it offends Arab sensibilities, just as the term "Manche" is the proper international linguistic term of the English Channel as much as that may offend British sensibilities.
However, there are several reasons that Arabs feel the need to push others to see the situation from their perspective:
- It is used by the Arab League and nations
- It is used by United Nations in their Arabic documents and Arabic Language is an official language in the United Nations
- The name "Persian gulf" is linked to the Persian empire that does not exist any more. As Mediterranean sea used to be called Roman Sea
- Iran does not mean Persia, Iranian people consist of Persians, Arabs, Azeri, Turkmen, Kurds, Gilakis, Mazandaranis, Lurs, and Baluchis
- The people who live around the Gulf are mostly Arabs so by demography it should be called Arabian Gulf
- There are 6 Arabic countries around the gulf but Iran is alone and 70% of the coast line is under Arabic countries
- Stated clearly in the Arabian history.
All of those are refuted by International Observers who say correspondingly:
- This is true because its name in Arabic is the Arabian Gulf, this is not in dispute. The question is whether non-Arab parties acquiesce to this.
- All five other UN languages use a variant of Persian Gulf and those five other languages are the majority. Arabic has no special privilege to trump the others.
- Many areas are named after people who may or may not still exist. America is named after an Italian explorer who is long dead, but nobody suggests renaming America.
- The Islamic Republic of Iran is the successor state to Persia. The Persian Empire changed its name to Iran in 1935. The Persian Empire and now Iran was never culturally homogenous. What that has to do with nomenclature is unclear.
- Current demography does not change place names. Tibet is still consider Tibet outside of China even though there are more Han Chinese in Xijang Province (as the Chinese call it) than native Tibetans.
- Wholly irrelevant to nomenclature. The South China Sea borders more of Vietnam than China and the Gulf of Aqabah borders Jordan less than each of the three other countries to touch it.
- See Response 1
How to edit locations in Google Maps?
Google maps has a special Markup Language file called KML that is a sublanguage of XML.
There is a tutorial at google.com to show how to make a browser embeding object(area) and how to make pop-ups and locations with the KML markup file types. See the related link for more information.
How recent are the satellite pictures on Google Maps?
Google Maps uses the same satellite data as Google Earth, most of which is approximately one to three years old. The roads and place names, etc. are updated on a continuous basis.
Google does not provide detailed information about when a specific area will be updated in advance but you can receive e-mail notification when your area of interest was updated.
Can you get older Street View on Google Maps?
Google currently only provides the latest Street View imagery for a given area. There have been requests by many users to provide "historical" imagery for Street View.
Easier said than done since there would be a need for lots of storage for the vast amount of street view imagery. Just keeping the latest high-resolution street view imagery is costly enough. As disks get faster and cheaper over time Google may provide this capability in the future.
Differentiate between Google Maps and Google map makers?
Google Maps shows you see maps of places and gives you directions. Map Maker allows you customize the map to your place and print out the map!
Google's Map Maker provides users with an interface to make corrections to the underlying map data used by Google Maps and Google Earth. The changes are reviewed, and if accepted, your edits/changes to Google's base map will eventually be reflected in Google Maps and Google Earth. Map Maker, however, is not available for editing regions in all countries. Google is actively working on opening up Map Maker for additional locations.
Visit Map Maker in related links below.
Is Google Maps and Google Earth the same thing?
no Google map is the map of the whole earth, Google earth is the more high tech , it is when you can street view any were in the world, by typing in the address, when u do this, it takes to the doorstep, of the requested address you put in
What day does Google Maps take images?
i know this isn't the answer you are looking for but only Google can reveal that and unless someone from Google answers this you cant know
How often does Google Maps update traffic?
The images in Google Maps (and Google Earth) are updated on a continuous basis. The update cycle is typically twice a month but only a handful of areas are updated at a time.
It's hard to say exactly when an area will be updated because some areas may be updated more frequently than others (just because that data is more readily available). While most images are no more than 3 years old in high resolution areas, low resolution imagery in some areas may be older.
It takes months of post processing new imagery before they go online so bulk updates usually happen about every 2 weeks. Google Maps and Google Earth share the same backend image database and are updated together.
When will my area be updated?
Due to overwhelming demand when a given area will be updated Google has created a new e-mail notification service. Check out 'Follow Your World' in related links below.
How does google maps get their street view photos?
I often wondered the same thing. Here's what I found out:
http://lifentechnology.blogspot.com/2007/09/googles-street-view-is-human-viewof.html
Since coming across similar articles online, I emailed Immersive Media, to find out
if this is true.
How do you search address's on Google Maps?
Finding yourself on Google Maps or Google Earth is no easy task. If you happen to see the Google Street View drive by then chances are you might be caught in Street View imagery for all to see but many people are caught unaware, and there is no simple Google search to check. Many people explore Street View in their local neighborhood and sometimes stumble upon themselves or a neighbor caught in the image but in many cases Google would blur such images before it even gets released to the public.
If you are found on Google Maps or Google Earth Street View imagery then you can request to have yourself blurred further. Click the 'Report a problem link' on Google Maps or Google Earth and fill out the form.
How does Mapquest differ from Google maps?
Google Maps and Yahoo Maps are both very similar. They both give driving instructions and show maps of an area. The main difference is the layout of the site and the search results of locations.
Google Maps was initially created and designed by two Danish brothers Lars and Jens Rasmussen at the Sydney, Australia-based company Where 2 Technologies, which was bought by Google in 2004. Subsequently they were located at Google's Australian office in Sydney.
