Google Maps Platform, Google Earth Get Generative AI Updates

Washington, 3 Nov (ONA) —- Google has introduced new generative AI capabilities for Google Maps Platform and Google Earth to provide developers and urban planners with fresh, real-world information and to help solve geospatial problems.

Users of Google Maps will be able to ask natural-language questions about places on the map and see AI-generated summaries of human-written reviews, the company said.

By bringing Gemini, Google’s generative AI model, into Maps, Google will be looking to ensure that its navigation app is better poised to compete with Apple Maps and navigation startups.

Google also added Gemini to Google Earth, which will allow urban planners to access deeper, city-level insights and significantly reduce the time spent analyzing data from days to minutes.

As part of the announcement, Google also revealed that its bringing Gemini to Waze, its other navigation app. The company has started testing a feature that will allow users to report traffic incidents using their voice.

Google also said it would allow developers building products with AI models to verify responses using the company's vast database of places.

—- Ends/Khalid