Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog Google Maps —are much more accessible. This sea change in mapping technology is improving our lives and helping businesses realise untold efficiencies. Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Oxera . What we found is that maps make a big economic splash around the world. Click the image for a larger version
UPS , which uses map technology to optimize delivery routes—saving 5.3 million miles and more than 650,000 gallons of fuel in 2011. And every eight seconds, a user hails a taxi with Hailo , which used maps and GPS to deliver more than 1 million journeys in London alone last year. Finally, Zipcar uses maps to connect more than 760,000 customers to a growing fleet of cars in locations around the world. Google Maps and Earth , the Google Maps APIs and our Enterprise solutions have made to the geo services industry and to making maps more widely available, but there’s a long way to go. To learn more about the impact of the maps industry, see the full reports . Posted by Brian McClendon, VP Google Geo
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