Tour Builder As we’ve worked with veterans and their family members on projects like Map The Fallen and VetNet, we’ve heard many amazing stories and seen how helpful storytelling can be. So we thought it might be useful to make a very simple storytelling tool. One hallway conversation led to a joint project between the Google Creative Lab and Google Earth Outreach, and today, in honor of Veterans Day, we’re excited to share Tour Builder—a simple tool for recording and sharing stories on a map. Though originally inspired by veterans, we quickly realized that Tour Builder has the potential be a simple, useful tool for any aspiring storyteller. You could be a high school history teacher explaining the geography of the Revolutionary War, a musician updating your fans from the road, or a grandmother who wants to share her family’s story of service in WWII. Creating a tour is easy: give it a name, add an introduction photo and a quick description.
Apple Maps vs. Google Maps Google Maps (Android, iOS) has been widely regarded as the go-to mapping software. But after a rocky start three years ago, Apple has worked steadily to bring Apple Maps up to speed. Earlier this year at its developer conference, Apple announced that Apple Maps usage on iOS is "3.5 times higher than the next leading mapping app," and iOS 9 has brought an improved version. It seemed like a good time to give Apple Maps another go-round to see how it compares with longtime favorite Google Maps. Cliff relies on Google Maps on his Samsung G6, and Josh uses Apple Maps on his iPhone 6s. Driving Our first destination was Hale's Apple Farm in sleepy Sebastopol, 65 miles north of our San Francisco base. Finding our destination Google Maps: Typing "apple orchard" in Google Maps' search gave me a false start -- confusingly, it suggested a nearby live performance venue, plus a few out-of-state locations. Route planning Apple Maps: Apple also instructed me to take a route that seemed less direct. Walking
Earth Outreach Informations préalables Aucune compétence en matière de programmation n'est requise ! Pour créer une carte à l'aide des cartes personnalisées, vous devez être connecté à l'aide de votre compte Google. Si vous ne possédez pas encore de compte, vous pouvez en créer un ici. Commençons sans plus attendre 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Nous allons maintenant ajouter des données. Création de repères : marquage des points de rassemblement 1. dans l'angle supérieur gauche de votre carte. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pour ajouter une icône personnalisée (par exemple, le logo de votre organisation) à la carte, cliquez sur "Ajouter une icône." 6. 7. Conseils : Pour déplacer un repère sur votre carte, faites-le glisser jusqu'à l'emplacement souhaité. Création de lignes : ajout des parcours à suivre . 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Conseils : Pour déplacer une ligne sur votre carte, placez le pointeur de la souris sur la ligne pour faire apparaître ses points. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. Ajout de photos à votre carte 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Conseil : 1. 2.
Google Takes On Yelp Elites With Its New “Local Guides” Program Google is rolling out a “Local Guides” program in an update to Google Maps – a move that seemingly sees the company taking on “Yelp’s Elites” – that is, Yelp’s program where local users gain the status of tastemaker and get invited to special events and parties. Google introduced Local Guides last month by way of a Google+ post, which then pointed users to more details about how they could join the program and what kind of benefits they would receive. The addition of Local Guides to the Google Maps app was noticed by the Android Police blog, which says the most recent version of the app now includes the new feature. The Local Guides program, for those unfamiliar, is meant to help Google increase the number of high-quality business reviews on its site by encouraging top reviewers to post more often in exchange for a variety of benefits. If those benefits sound familiar, that’s because they are. Prior to Local Guides, Google ran a related effort called “City Experts.”
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