Maps have been an integral part of our lives since ancient times. The Sumerian Empire maps dating back to 5,000 B.C. are proof that humans have long tried to make sense of their surroundings and chart ...

The Google Geocode API allows your business to make use of the global information available on Google Maps by converting street addresses into geographic coordinates to place markers on Google Maps.

Geocoding usually refers to taking an address or other location and turning it into a pair of coordinates. You can then plot that coordinate on an online map, or find things near it. Latitude and ...

The Google Maps API has been a mess when it comes to pricing. The company is making moves to clean that up with a newly announced pay-as-you-go model. Here’s what the team said today about it: In this ...

Since patents are all the rage these days I thought I would toss out the following: Google was awarded a patent today. The patent is for technology that allows a geocode (latitude, longitude) to be ...

One of the best things about Google Maps is that you can get directions from one place to another almost instantly. But what if you want to build your own website or application that does much the ...