What is Google Maps?
a web mapping service
When was it acquired?
October 2004
From whom?
Where 2 Technologies
Who designed it?
Lars and Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen
What did it start as?
a C++ desktop program
When did Google launch it?
February 2005
As what kind of app?
a web application
What was canceled in 2017?
Google Map Maker
Where will it be transferred to?
Local Guides
Where do they get most of their images from?
satellites
Where is the other from?
aircraft
What kind of view do they use?
aerial
How old is the images?
no more than three years
Are they updated regularly?
yes
What projection do they use?
a close variant of the Mercator projection
what programming language do they use?
JavaScript, XML, and Ajax
Can you get routes for a bike?
yes
Where is it not good for?
areas around the poles
Does it let you know about wrecks?
yes
How about trains?
yes