

You can now contribute photos to help others get a sense of places. When deciding on a place to go, people often want to know what a place looks like in addition to seeing ratings and reviews.

Add a new Place on-the-go when checking in.Descriptive terms for Places in search results.My Places as a simple way to manage the Places you’ve starred and recently viewed.Today, Google Maps 5.8 for Android improves Places and Latitude with: Posted by Thijs van As, Associate Product Manager, Transit Directions Whether you use public transport every day or infrequently, as a commuter, on a business trip or as a tourist, we hope that public transport directions in London make planning your trips more convenient! Public transport directions are available for all Underground, bus, tram and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) lines, and we’ll include more public transport information as soon as it’s available. ITO World has been a great partner in this launch by ensuring TfL’s data was adapted correctly and ready for our use. We’re strong supporters of open data and bringing information out into the open, and believe that making information publicly accessible can be an enormous engine of economic growth and innovation. TfL is among the first agencies in a major European city to make its timetable information publicly available through the London Datastore. Transit Navigation is available in all regions where public transport directions are available, including London. With this new feature, which we launched earlier this month, you’ll get alerts when it’s time to get off the bus or train at your destination or to make a transfer. If you’re using an Android-powered device, you can also get public transport directions with Transit Navigation (Beta) in Google Maps. The suggested trips will be based on your location by default, and provide you multiple alternatives whenever possible. Just search for your destination location, select it on the map and choose the “Directions” option. When you’re on mobile, Maps even uses your current location to determine the best trip to your destination. Public transport directions are available on both Google Maps and Google Maps for mobile, so you always have access to a trip planner.
