Hello Innovators,
Our annual survey gave us great insights into how we can help you get the most out of the Google Maps Platform. This month’s newsletter is packed with videos, codelabs, sample code, demos, and use case methodologies, all aimed to get your maps up and running quickly with Google Maps Platform.
Check out our video, Become a Google Maps Platform Innovators , and meet some of the team behind the developer resources and content that is helping us to go beyond the map.
🚀 Leave a comment on the Youtube video about your favorite Google Maps Platform Product for your chance to connect with the Innovator team and see you highlighted in our next issue.
-Google Maps Platform Innovators Team
Innovators! We invite you to participate in the pilot program for our all-new Weather API ! This API provides comprehensive weather data, including current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, and hourly historical data on a global scale. Available in experimental phase as of January 21, 2025, the Weather API is now available for you to test and provide valuable feedback. The Weather API will be available at no cost during this experimental development phase. To get onboarded for the Weather API, sign up here .
Not sure what to use when needing to validate a place? Here is a helpful comparison guide of Address Validation API and Geocoding API that shares sample code, use cases, and best practices.
The New Places SDK expands our features offered for Places and includes the all new Nearby Search , and Text Search features. Nearby Search (New) request takes one or more place types, and returns a list of matching places within the specified area. Text Search (New) returns information about a set of places matching the text string and any location bias that has been set. Catch up on the New Places SDK for Android , JavaScript , and iOS with these short videos.
The @vis.gl/react-google-maps library, developed by Google Maps Platform and the vis.gl team, continues to provide a powerful and streamlined way to integrate Google Maps into React. Need some React guidance? We’ve got you covered. Check out this Codelab that gives you step by step instructions on how to get started.
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