Google shows off new Maps


At Google's developer conference the company unveiled a bunch of new features for its Maps product. The company is pulling in resources from other services to make searching more relevant for individuals, plus more info on results. This assumes you're plugged into Google's services with sign-ons and utilize services such as Google+.

Users can save favorites and review places and then Google can generate other locations you may like. Also, for example, if someone is searching for a restaurant, you see restaurants identified as favorites from your friends. When clicking on the location you can see 360-degree photos, Street View, and other photos collected from users.

Also navigation gets some new features with public transit schedules and transfer info. Lastly Google Maps integrates with Google Earth with some real-time clouds.

The Web version is available as a limited preview by invite. A revamped iPad app is expected later this summer. Currently Google has only released an iPhone version of its Maps app.