9. Sayı • Nisan 2025

Google Haritalar Platformu Fikir Liderleri

Hello Innovators,

Hello Innovators, and happy April!

Our team is gearing up for Google Cloud NEXT being held in Las Vegas this week and can’t wait to meet developers visiting from around the world!

In this month’s Innovators newsletter we’re excited to share how you can make use of Google Maps Platform Place Details to create seamless experiences for your users, as well as details about new enhancements to our roads data.

Happy mapping!
-Google Maps Platform Innovators Team

Google Haritalar Platformu Haberleri

We’re making it easier to navigate roads, intersections, and pathways with visual road details across Maps JavaScript API, Maps SDKs, and Navigation SDK. You’ll now have access to highly detailed road information to help your users understand and navigate their environments better and with more confidence.

Enhancements include:

Important Details: Pathways and stairs in parks
Better Visualization: Road widths, centerlines, and medians
Improved Walkability: Sidewalks and crosswalks

Learn more on our blog and how to get started here.

Öğrenme ve büyüme

Kullanıcıları, Haritalar URL'si veya Places API ile Google Haritalar'daki yer ayrıntılarına ve yol tariflerine yönlendirme

Today, users expect seamless access to place information, directions, and navigation. They often need to quickly view location details or find the best route from A to B. But how do you build a seamless user experience to achieve that? By creating a well-structured Google Maps URL. Check out our guide on how to direct users to the right location every time.

Başlayın ↗︎

Bir adres doğrulama çözümü seçin

Address Validation provides value for a variety of use cases and there are key considerations beyond the raw quality of testing results available for you to explore. For example, a holistic view of compatible products in a user flow such as Place Autocomplete and Maps, regional availability, and enterprise trust & reliability.

Daha fazla bilgi edinin ↗︎

Sürükleyici Google Haritalar Platformu Deneyimleri

Are you a Game of Thrones fan? Then you might want to check out the Game of Thrones: Legends mobile game. Zynga partnered with Modern English Digital to design and develop an interactive Google Maps-powered sweepstakes, Dragon Egg Hunt. The sweepstakes was a first-of-its-kind experience, built with the use of Photorealistic 3D Tiles, letting users navigate a world map to find clues and virtual dragon eggs hidden amongst real-world landmarks. Learn more about how they developed the experience.

Topluluk

Google Cloud NEXT 2025'te Google Haritalar Platformu

Are you attending Google Cloud NEXT ‘25 April 9- 11, 2025 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas? Stop by our Google Maps Platform booths. We would love to meet you!

This year we have a lot planned, here’s just a sample of topics you can expect to hear about:

Data Sharing in BigQuery
Grounding LLMs in Vertex AI
AI-driven geospatial analytics
Live Demos including “Plan an evening in Vegas with Maps Platform & AI”

Check out the full list of sessions and where to find us here.

Teşekkür Ederiz

Bir Haritalar Yenilikçi Kurucusu'na Veda

We would be remiss to end this month’s edition without sharing a big thank you to our former Google Maps Platform Innovator newsletter Editor, Kate! Thank you for all the dedication, hard work, and passion you put into our Innovators community. We wish you all the best on your next journey!

Not yet a Google Maps Platform Innovator? No problem. Simply activate your Developer Profile Community and you're all set!

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