Google introduced Maps Labs Friday, a cool new set of innovative add-ons to its popular map service that offers a multitude of new ways to explore places near and far. It gives you the top results on the left pane. With creation tools, you can draw on the map, add your photos and videos, customize your view, and share and collaborate with others. Currently there are 9 of them and more should be added in future. Ariel imagery displays you rotatable, high-resolution and overhead imagery when it is available, at any place. Bio. Create on Earth. As the name suggests, you can rotate the map by using this lab feature. Due to the many parameters involved in compiling a Google map, URLs for Google Maps tend to be very long; too long in fact to add to a tweet on Twitter, or to insert anywhere that space is an issue. Google Maps Labs is an incubator to test features for the Google Maps service, in the same spirit as Gmail Labs. All Rights Reserved. It assumes the coordinates of the current figure are in the WGS84 datum, and uses a conversion code to convert and project the image from the coordinate system used by Google into WGS84 coordinates. The other nifty addition from Google this week is Chart Tools, a new developer toy for creating static and interactive charts. Store; Donate ; Sign up Login Store Donate Sign up × Sign up with . Map Knitter Infragram Spectral Workbench Code Community. Google has unveiled a new tool called Tree Canopy Lab that can help cities plant more trees. plot_google_map.m uses the Google Maps API to plot a map in the background of the current figure. Right-click on your starting point. 1 hour Advanced 7 Credits Hands-On Lab Build a Nearby Business Search Service with Google Maps Platform . Google Maps Labs is an incubator to test features for the Google Maps service, in the same spirit as Gmail Labs. Check your knowledge of Geography by guessing the name of the country in Satellite image mode. Enable JavaScript to see Google Maps. To add another point, click anywhere on the map. If you’ve requested the code from Rubik’s Cube Ltd and have created your own experiment, please submit it here. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. Google plans to add more such imagery in future. If you're using Maps in Lite mode, you’ll see a lightning bolt at the bottom and you won't be able to measure the distance between points. Tell us in the comments. The above article may contain affiliate links which help support Guiding Tech. script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&sensor=false">