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Person using a map on a mobile phone to see Elton John’s favorite places in LA
Storytelling Branded interactive experiences Virtual experiences Immersive worlds
Create engaging map experiences
Do more than just provide information — create interactive maps that bring stories to life. You can use tools like 3D Photorealistic Tiles and Advanced Markers to create highly customizable maps that engage and delight your users.
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Create fun and immersive map experiences
Bring your brand to life with immersive, interactive maps. Customize advanced markers to highlight key locations, style the map to match your brand, and render 2D and 3D objects with perspective directly on the basemap.
Discover Elton John and Los Angeles history
Logo of the Elton John LA Takeover
Create location-based virtual experiences with 360 degree views
Surprise your customers with virtual experiences featuring 360-degree Street View, high-resolution satellite imagery, photos, interactive maps and more.
See how it worked for Glitnir Ticketing
Street View inside a soccer stadium
Create fun and interactive in-app map experiences
Bring branded content to life with location-based virtual worlds, maps that connect customers with each other, and more.
See how it worked for Cadbury Worldwide
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Helpful features
WebGL Overlay View for JavaScript
Render 2D and 3D objects with perspective directly on the basemap.
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3D map with highlighted points of interest
Cloud-based maps styling
Fine-tune your maps to fit your specific business and user needs, with hundreds more customization types than in Google’s client-styled maps.
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Map of a city with customization options
Products built for immersive experiences
Aerial view of Toronto
3D Maps
Create Photorealistic 3D Maps in Maps JavaScript using Google’s rendering technology.
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Android iOS JS
An overhead view of a city building with a map marker above it
Aerial View
Pro
Delight your users with pre-rendered, 3D cinematic video of points of interest and their surroundings.
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API
Custom map of Manhattan with a variety of locations
Dynamic Maps
Essentials
Customise and style interactive maps using Cloud-based maps styling for real-time updates across all devices and platforms.
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Android iOS JS
Elevation map of mountains
Map Tiles
Essentials Enterprise
Design interfaces and interactions unique to your brand and design requirements, and customise your visualisations.
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API
Aerial view of New York City
Photorealistic 3D Tiles
Enterprise
Access a 3D mesh model of the real world and use the renderer of your choice to create cinematic experiences.
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API
Street View image of city street
Static Street View
Essentials
Embed a static (non-interactive) Street View panorama or thumbnail into your web page, without the use of JavaScript.
API
Elevation map of mountains
Street View Tiles
Essentials
Use images taken from street level and tile metadata to create powerful, immersive experiences.
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API
Map with an autocomplete dropdown
Autocomplete
Essentials Pro
Help users quickly find the exact place that they’re looking for by automatically suggesting businesses and points of interest as they type.
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Android iOS API JS
A profile of a restaurant featured on a map
Place Details
Essentials Pro Enterprise
Add rich details for millions of places to your website or app.
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Android iOS API
Place Details card for a private gym featuring photos, hours, and location.
Places UI Kit
Essentials
Bring the familiar Google Maps UI for Places to your front-end applications with just a few lines of code.
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Android iOS JS
Heatmap of a city with a marker
Air Quality
Essentials
Reduce users’ exposure to air pollution with air quality data and insights.
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API
Aerial image of solar exposure on rooftops in a neighborhood
Solar
Essentials Enterprise
Use advanced data and imagery to create more advanced solar array designs and proposals, while eliminating costly site visits.
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API
Pollen heatmap
Pollen
Pro
Improve daily life for allergy sufferers with up to date information on different types and levels of pollen.
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API
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See how The Walt Disney Company gave new life to a classic brand
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We wanted an immersive experience that would let Elton share his connection to Los Angeles with his fans. Using Google Maps Platform, we were able to style the basemap, add advanced markers, and use WebGL-powered map features to match the visual design of our broader L.A. experience.
Rory Newton Dunn Head of Digital, Rocket Entertainment
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