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WebGL-powered map features GA release - JavaScript

WebGL-powered map features GA release - JavaScript

Build a new generation of mapping experience for the web with the power of WebGL.

Data-driven styling Preview release - JavaScript

Data-driven styling Preview release - JavaScript

Customize and style Google boundaries on your maps with Data-driven styling.

Jetpack Compose support for the Maps SDK for Android

Jetpack Compose support for the Maps SDK for Android

Use the open-source Maps Compose library to add maps to your Android apps with Jetpack Compose.

Cloud-based maps styling

Cloud-based maps styling features for web, Android, and iOS apps

Create and manage custom styles for all of your maps right in the Google Cloud Console.

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Bring the real world to your users with interactive maps for the web and mobile.

HTML JS Android iOS

Display a static map image on your website.

URL

Add 360° Street View imagery to your apps.

JS API

Get the elevation of one or a series of locations.

JS API

Provide directions for multiple transportation modes, featuring real-time traffic information.

JS API

Calculate travel times and distances for multiple origins and destinations.

JS API

Identify nearby roads using coordinates.

API

Integrate Google’s Place details, search, and autocomplete into your apps.

JS Android iOS API

Convert coordinates into addresses and addresses into coordinates.

JS API

Get an approximate device location using nearby cell towers and WiFi nodes.

API

Determine the time zone for a set of coordinates.

API

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Engineering lead Elizabeth Muhm shows how you can use Data-driven styling to display and style Google boundaries on your maps.

Learn about the Maps Compose library that provides Jetpack Compose components in Kotlin for the Maps SDK for Android.

See how the Pulsepoint Foundation uses Google Maps Platform in their app to locate and alert CPR-trained citizens about emergency situations.

Learn how to how to load the Maps JavaScript API and place a marker on the map in React in just 5 minutes.

Learn how to enable Google Maps Platform APIs and SDKs in the Google Cloud console. APIs and SDKs are available for Maps, Routes, and Places across web and mobile platforms.

Learn how to add a Place Autocomplete input field to a React app.

In this video, Angela Yu gives an overview of what's available through Google Maps Platform APIs and SDKs and shares some sample code for using them.

Engineering Lead Travis McPhail shares that deck.gl is now integrated with WebGL Overlay View, allowing you to create amazing 3D data visualizations.

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Codelab: Building WebGL-Accelerated Map Experiences - JavaScript

Codelab: Building WebGL-Accelerated Map Experiences - JavaScript

Learn how to render 3D objects on the map with WebGL-powered maps features.

Codelab: Add a map to your mobile app with SwiftUI - iOS

Codelab: Add a map to your mobile app with SwiftUI - iOS

Learn how to integrate the Maps SDK for iOS into your mobile apps using SwiftUI.

Codelab: Add a map to your Android app - Kotlin

Codelab: Add a map to your Android app - Kotlin

Learn the basics of using the Maps SDK for Android.

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Using Google Maps Platform with Flutter

Build a Flutter app with Google Maps Platform.

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