It's been my experience that Google Maps has always been the most legible of the online map services, though even the worst have come a long way since the early days. I figured it was just the ...

Whether you're heading across town or across the country, a navigation app like Google Maps can be essential to easier travel. It can help you steer clear of heavy traffic, accidents, toll roads and ...

"I've used the Google to bring up maps," George W. Bush shared in 2006. "I kinda like to look at the ranch." Four years later, Google Maps is still the best resource for ranch-gazing from ...

At long last, Google Maps has routes specifically for bikes. With the click of a mouse, the new feature allows you to plot the best (and flattest!) ride from Point A to Point B. Several cities ...

Google says it has added data about bike lanes for 150 U.S. cities, and, with the help of an advocacy group called the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the company beefed up its maps with 12,000 miles ...

Merel’s paper begins with the story of The First Google Maps War, when in October 2010, “Nicaraguan military forces led by Commander Edén Pastora crossed into Costa Rican territory and seized ...

Google Maps is making more data available, including Street View, and it could help fix real world road problems. ... The street outside my house is still using images from October 2010.

The world’s most popular Internet search engine is getting more bicycle-friendly. On Wednesday, Google will unveil a service offering bicycling directions on its Google Maps feature. Hard-core ...