Try these expert tips to use Google Maps for effortless travel, no matter when and where you're traveling.

Google Maps and Earth have revolutionized how we see the world. Google Maps navigates unknown cities in real time, and Google Earth operates on a larger scale. Google Earth takes us on an immersive ...

Google Maps is the premier option for finding real-world directions online, but it's more than just an atlas. These features show how much it has to offer.

SAN FRANCISCO — In anticipation of the United Nations climate change conference scheduled to occur in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December, Google Inc. is presenting a series of narrated tours through its ...

Most people today use Google Maps to find local schools, malls, and the closest Starbucks, according to this year’s Google Zeitgeist, which catalogs the top searches of 2011. But there was more to ...

They say Google Maps is losing its focus with features that push it away from the straightforward and convenient navigation approach it offered a few years ago, but despite the criticism, the app's ...

Google sees everything. Well, almost everything. On Friday, the company revealed in a blog post that Google Earth now covers more than 98 percent of the world, and has captured 10 million miles of ...

Google runs one of the most impressive 3D mapping tools available. It's a reliable go-to for planet zooming, location finding, and basic geo-analysis. But, unlike Google Maps, Google doesn't market it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. With the release of Google Maps’ new gaming API last month, it is ...

Google wants to turn business owners into cartographers with a new mapping tool designed to visualize their companies’ data. On Monday, Google launched Google Maps Engine Pro, a cloud-based software ...