Google has quietly added elevation data to bike routes in its Maps service, providing better intel for intrepid cyclists. The feature, which launched Friday, seems to work for much of the U.S. and ...

Android: Google updated its Maps app with a bunch of new features today, including elevation for bicycle directions, voice actions in navigation mode, and a slide out menu for Your Places. Android ...

Google is pushing out an update for their Android Google Maps app and with that, Google announced three new changes: (1) View search results on the map or in a list and easily switch between them (2) ...

Thank you to GEB reader ‘DJ’ for suggesting this idea in the comments of our post on simulating lakes. It turns out that the algorithm for drawing contours given a regular array of altitude data is ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. A Google Maps update to version 8.2.0 showed up last night and actually includes new goodies for you to look ...

Google Maps received an update today that introduces a couple of potentially useful new features, including a new section that lists notable events happening nearby. The new Events section lives at ...

Google quietly announced on Google+ that the new Android version of the Google Maps app added elevation to biking directions. So now if you are trying to avoid really hilly trips, you can, by looking ...

Google last year revamped its Maps Platform API and also catered it towards AR gaming. Many of these experiences, like Pokémon Go, take advantage of location data and today Google is adding three new ...

“The snow level has gone from the surface along the Oregon and southwest Washington Coastline to 1000 feet each morning,” Storm Tracker 2 Meteorologist Rhonda Shelby said. The higher up you go into ...

Applications like Google Maps, Waze, and Apple Maps dominate the navigation space, while the other solutions are considered the underdogs of a market that has become essential for a growing number of ...