When the Google Maps service was launched over the Internet 15 years ago, no one expected the extent to which the maps could reach the spread and reach of these maps in our future public life.
The opportunities and capabilities of digital maps did not become clear until two years later, when the iPhone opened the door to the era of smartphones.
Smartphones, along with Google Maps almost always, became in almost every pocket of trousers, and it became very difficult for a person to lose his way when relying on the GPS service.
The Google Maps service shows the places of congestion immediately when it occurs, and satellite images and photos taken by car cameras show the street scenes of Google and the areas surrounding the user, so that this service became a giant tourist guide.
And the distances that were photographed for the service of Google Maps are equivalent to 400 examples of a spin around the Earth, and the pictures constitute a total of about 16 million km of distances in roads and streets.
And this great effort was beneficial for Google.
With the launch of the Google Maps service on February 8, 2005, the company linked the real world to the digital image.
Thus, a giant specialized digital book has emerged, enriching Google’s advertising platform through the constant flow of GPS data, but at the same time it raises the reservations of some personal data protection activists.
There is now intense competition for blogging in Google Maps, because these blogs can help, along with online service user reviews, direct attention to shops, hotels or restaurants, and a poor rating may divert attention from other stores, hotels and restaurants.
There were already digital maps before 2005, and three purchases were made that enabled Google to form the first block of its project.
And the current investor, Chris Saka, who was then working for Google later on, recalled how Sergey Brin, one of the founders of Google Maps, turned a meeting of the company's leaders in 2003 to talk about another issue that differs from the original topic of the meeting, This is because he offered the participants a K-Hall satellite image service on his laptop.
Instead of listening to what Saka wanted to say, everyone wanted to see how they could bring the image of their house closer to be able to see it from space, according to what Saka told to the Recode blog, which specializes in technical aspects.
And the company «Ki Hall» specializing in the inclusion of many satellite images, each other without breaks, and was selling this service to companies. The founder and president of this company, John Hank, also had offers from investors, but he sold the company to Google because he was convinced to see the company providing free maps for everyone.
- Google Maps service shows the places of congestion immediately when it occurs.