The flurry of work is about to resume and the pace of decision-making is only accelerating. The mandate for geospatial professionals this year is clear: you need to deliver deeper insights, faster. We are here to help. Drive faster, sustainable, data-driven decision-making in 2026 with three powerful new updates to Google Earth’s no-code geospatial analysis tool. https://goo.gle/49MeFZK 🌍 Global insights, local precision: Google Earth's data catalog is expanding to Australia, Western Europe, and the Nordics. Speed up site selection and de-risk decisions remotely by accessing powerful layers to uncover new insights. Combine layers like digital elevation and elevation contours to speed up terrain analysis, tree canopy and population data to see where low-shade areas overlap with dense communities, and EV charging counts by postal code and location to plan infrastructure investments. 🔍 Turn pixels into answers with Gemini: We’re unlocking Google Earth’s largest dataset: the imagery itself. With Ask Google Earth, you can search satellite imagery for "empty lots" or "map all fire hydrants" using our billions of Street View images, our new AI models do the scanning, so you don’t have to. 🗺️ Your data on a real-world canvas: Data loses its power when trapped in silos. You can now import large-scale KML and GeoJSON datasets directly into Google Earth. Take advantage of increased storage and file size quotas in our professional plans to securely overlay your proprietary intelligence atop our trusted imagery and data layers to create a single source of truth. There’s only one Earth. Put it to work. #AI #GIS #Construction #UrbanPlanning
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Technology, Information and Internet
Build geospatial apps with robust APIs and SDKs, powered by global data that’s updated 100 million times daily.
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Over the past 20 years, mobile and location has transformed what businesses can do and how their customers experience the world. Google Maps Platform has been fortunate to play a role in this evolution. Explore how you can visualize and understand the real world with our products. Learn how we can help you immerse audiences in new ways, improve user experiences and operations, and access insights to make faster, more informed business and sustainability decisions. Create geospatial experiences and applications with robust APIs and SDKs, access insights and enable decisions with rich, analysis-ready geospatial datasets, and utilize no-code geospatial evaluation and analysis tools from Google Earth to enable faster, more holistic decision making and seamless collaboration. Go beyond the map with Google Maps Platform. Follow to get the latest news and insights, and celebrate 20 years of geospatial progress with Google Maps Platform, Google Earth and Google Earth Engine.
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🍕💐 What do Papa Johns and FTD have in common? Join Google Maps Platform at NRF2026, the largest retail conference of the year, to find out → https://goo.gle/4px7jhA Find us at Booth #5507 and gain in-depth insights on how these global brands are leveraging AI to improve global delivery innovation. Google Maps Platform Senior Maps Specialist Rawleigh Smith and Field Sales Lead Katie Auscavitch will be hosting Zach Noren, Papa Johns’ Director Delivery Strategy, and David Thornley, FTD’s VP of Software Engineering, as they discuss how agentic GIS and AI are helping to solve some of the industry's toughest delivery challenges. ✨ Register now at the link. #NRF2026 National Retail Federation
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🥇 The Google Maps Platform Awards features breakthrough tools redefining what’s possible with maps + machine learning ➡️ https://goo.gle/49qPtXg Meet the winners in the AI Category: ✨ Dispatch AI: Real-time, AI-powered delivery routing to get every package on time. 🌍 AItinerary: Personalized 3D travel plans, crafted in seconds with generative AI. 🛣️ ZenDrive: Safer roads with AI-driven driver fatigue detection and live rest stop alerts. Discover what’s next for geospatial AI. Watch the winner spotlight and get inspired to build your own innovation! #GoogleMapsPlatform #GMPAwards #AI #Geospatial
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💰 More detailed transactions = better banking ➡️ https://goo.gle/4bjdW3m When Kroo Bank needed to give its users clarity and build trust, it partnered with Snowdrop Solutions to use our APIs for accurate info and to map transaction visibility. Learn how they did it at the link above.
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Natural language prompts can guide custom maps styling in Google AI Studio ➡️ https://goo.gle/4aH4o22 🗺️ "Update this map's style to match the provided brand guidelines" 🎨 "Apply a style that matches the provided theme" 🌊 "Show bodies of water as blue and roads as red" Try one now at the link.
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Find the perfect New Year's fireworks view in less than 60 seconds. 🎯 https://goo.gle/49l2hyF - Find an unobstructed, high point in your town. - Locate an open space or public park. - Check out the surrounding view. - Celebrate with friends and family. Try out data layers for yourself and show us your favorite view in town. #GIS #NewYears #Fireworks #AI
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How can you connect the physical and digital worlds in your geospatial work? ✨ With Imagery Insights ➡️ https://goo.gle/3KYv4Rd 🎞️ Automate asset identification and simplify complex planning processes 🏙️ Get a clearer view of projects with 3D digital twins integrated with your GIS systems 💱 Control costs and meet operational demands of scaled distributed infrastructure assets.
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🌎 2025 was an incredible year for Google Maps Platform! https://goo.gle/4jdyBru 🎉 We celebrated our Google Maps Platform and Google Earth 20th anniversaries by looking back at the 20 years of progress and innovation we've made with groundbreaking new features and geospatial innovations from amazing developers like you. We were thrilled with the outstanding submissions for the Google Maps Platform Awards! 🏆 🤖 We helped you build smarter and faster than ever by unleashing new potential with our AI-powered agents and products including Builder agent, Maps Styling agent, Code Assist Toolkit, Contextual View in Google Maps AI Kit, Grounding, Summaries and more to truly push the speed of geospatial innovation! 📊 We launched products that drive richer data and deeper insights with Geospatial Analytics including Roads Management Insights, Places Insights and Imagery Insights, and expanded Google Earth Data Layers! 🗺️ We enhanced our Maps and Environment experiences with 3D Maps, Weather API, Places UI Kit, Road level details, and new features for Navigation SDK, helping you create impactful and more contextually relevant experiences! 🚀 We introduced new subscription plans to support your growth. 2025 was truly an incredible year! We are inspired by our community of innovators and can't wait to see what you map next year! What were your favorite Google Maps Platform highlights of the year? Share below! 👇 #GoogleMapsPlatform #GoogleEarth #20Years #GeospatialAI #DeveloperCommunity #Innovation #2025YearInReview
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Geography lovers, enjoy a fun geo quiz this holiday week with Google Earth's city skyline guesser ➡️ https://goo.gle/4rV1g8E These 3D skylines will challenge your knowledge of global cityscapes and topography. How many can you guess?
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🌍 For decades, geospatial professionals have trusted Google Earth to view our planet. Looking back at 2025, it was the year we helped you transform it. https://goo.gle/3Ya9dJC With the launch of our Professional Plans, we saw Civil Engineers, Urban Planners, and Real Estate Developers from around the world making faster, better decisions. This year, we introduced a new suite of capabilities to turn Earth into a no-code geospatial analysis tool for professionals. Here's how you Worked #onEarth in 2025: 📂 You Unlocked the Earth Data Catalog: By layering rich datasets—from zoning boundaries to terrain analysis—directly onto Earth's iconic imagery, you gained the critical context needed to de-risk decisions instantly. 🤖 You Asked Google Earth: With Gemini, you turned natural language questions into professional-grade insights, proving that analysis can happen at the speed of thought. ⏳ You Looked Back to See Forward: With Historical Street View, you didn't just analyze a place; you understood its change over time, validating models and ground truth using decades of imagery. In 2025, you proved that when you have the right tools, global decisions can move as fast as the world itself. Thank you for making Google Earth your partner in execution and for an amazing year #onEarth. #GoogleEarth #GIS #PropTech #UrbanPlanning #GeospatialAI #YearInReview