The changes will make it more difficult for people to make custom maps using Google's software, but it doesn't appear likely to mean much to state and local government.

Google calls the feature “Symbols” — it’s a new data visualization feature that gives developers control over how Maps items (like push pins, stars, arrows, dots, etc.) are styled.

Google has released three Google Maps application programming interfaces (APIs) for developers to map solar potential, air quality and pollen levels.

With all the hullabaloo around Apple’s efforts in the mapping realm, Google got a nice little free PR kickback for the quality of its own Maps offering. Even the most cynical of anti-Googlers ...

Game developers can now use Google Maps integrated with the Unity game engine to quickly and easily design new AR game experiences.

Ola's CEO Bhavish Aggarwal, in a blog post, announced that for larger volumes of API calls, Ola Maps is offering prices at 50% of Google's reduced rates for its users.

Developers who want to do unique things with Google’s mapping technology, like plot markers on a map from a content management system, can now do it more affordably. Several Maps APIs have been ...