For years, Google Maps has been the default platform. Still, its pricing structure has prompted many tech teams, from Seattle’s thriving startups to emerging hubs across the Pacific Northwest, to seek ...

After forming a collaborative mapping effort last year called Overture Maps Foundation, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and TomTom have officially launched their first open map dataset. The new free resource ...

A rich ecosystem of free maps, free data and free libraries give developers excellent alternatives to Google Maps A long time ago, when Web 2.0 was just Web 1.0, we had to ask people for directions, ...

Google is adding a new feature for third-party developers building atop its Gemini AI models that rivals like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and the growing array of Chinese open source options ...

While Google Maps is a massively useful service in its own right, the fact that Google makes the platform available for third-party developers to integrate in their own applications is what gives it ...

(From left) Snap Inc. co-founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy. Santa Monica-based social media giant Snap Inc. has acquired 3D map developer Pixel8Earth for $7.6 million. Snap initially revealed ...

Google will now let all mobile gaming developers use its Google Maps software for gaming development, which means gamers might see more of their games show up in real life. Google announced more than ...

Google Maps has launched a new developer solution to deal with ride and delivery companies. As reported by Tech Crunch, this ties together some of the platform’s existing capabilities with a host of ...