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Maps EmbedAdd an interactive map or Street View panorama to your site, using a simple HTTP request.
Photorealistic 3D TilesAccess a 3D mesh model of the real world and use the renderer of your choice to create cinematic experiences.
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Isochrones APIGenerate precise, traffic-aware reachability polygons. Supports driving, walking, cycling and public transport modes with travel limits up to 120 minutes.
Maps Grounding LiteQuickly bring fresh Maps data to any LLM using the Model Context Protocol.
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Place DetailsAdd rich details for millions of places to your website or app.
Place PhotosAccess millions of place-related photos stored in Google's Places database.
Places AggregateGet specific insights to improve user experience for users discovering or researching an area.
Places UI KitBring the familiar Google Maps UI for Places to your front-end applications with just a few lines of code.
Text SearchProvide information about a set of places based on a single search query and any specified location.
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Frequently asked questions
How does AI help developers to improve maps?
Google Maps Platform integrates generative and agentic AI to deliver accurate and up-to-date location information for your applications. Our AI capabilities help businesses develop faster to deliver seamless navigation, intelligent search, personalised recommendations and more. AI enhances our platform to improve accuracy of information, efficiency of journeys, discovery of places, personalisation of user experience and to accelerate development.
What is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server in the context of geospatial services?
An MCP server acts as a universal interface, allowing large language models (LLMs) and AI agents to seamlessly interact with geospatial tools and data. Instead of needing custom integrations for every single geospatial API, the MCP server provides a standardised way for AI to understand and use capabilities like geocoding, routing or place searches. The benefits of using an MCP server include faster development by removing the need for custom API integration, richer context by sourcing external data, and enhanced interoperability by easily connecting data and tools. Learn more.
Where can I learn more about how to securely integrate AI-related services?
We understand concerns around AI-generated code and data and we're dedicated to helping you build securely and responsibly. Our approach to AI is guided by a core set of Google AI principles. We're working to develop AI in a way that is bold, responsible and collaborative. While AI offers immense potential, we're mindful of challenges and potential vulnerabilities. We provide resources to help you integrate AI tools safely so that your solutions are robust and secure from the ground up, and emphasize the importance of best practices for implementation, security and privacy. Learn more about our commitment to Google Responsible AI and visit our Google Maps Platform Trust Centre.
Where can I find more information about Google Maps Platform?
We provide comprehensive information to assist you throughout your development journey through our website, development site, community pages, and support. View our AI Resources for more documentation.
How do Code Assist tools help geospatial developers?
Geospatial development is a unique and complex field, requiring precision and an understanding of nuanced information. While AI agents can quickly generate code snippets or even entire functions, the output may be error-prone. This is where Code Assist tools become invaluable for developers to transform the output of AI agents into more reliable, high-quality and secure code, empowering geospatial developers to build more, faster and better.
What is an AI agent for maps?
At Google, we view AI agents as software systems that use AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users. They show reasoning, planning and memory, and have a level of autonomy to make decisions, learn and adapt. Sometimes these features are referred to as agentic AI. In large part, agents are made possible by multimodal generative AI and foundation models like Gemini, which enable them to simultaneously process many types of information, such as text, code, documentation and more. AI agents go beyond chat and AI predictions to do things for us, with minimal human intervention. Learn more.
What type of businesses can benefit from geospatial AI and location-based services?
Geospatial AI and location-based services offer powerful tools, especially for industries where location, mobility and geographical context are central to core operations and customer experiences. Some sectors that use Google Maps Platform capabilities to drive innovation include:
Logistics & Transportation: Optimising delivery routes, managing complex fleets, real-time asset tracking and enhancing ride-sharing services to ensure efficiency and timely arrivals.
Retail & e-commerce: Improving supply chain visibility, providing accurate shop locators, personalising shopping experiences based on proximity and streamlining last-mile delivery.
Real Estate & Construction: Gaining insights into property values, analysing market trends, selecting optimal development sites and visualising urban planning projects.
Government & Public Sector: Empowering smart city initiatives, improving urban planning, enhancing emergency response and visualising public services for citizens.
Tourism & Hospitality: Crafting personalised travel experiences, offering intuitive navigation and highlighting points of interest to enrich visitor journeys.
How does AI help developers to improve maps?
Google Maps Platform integrates generative and agentic AI to deliver accurate and up-to-date location information for your applications. Our AI capabilities help businesses develop faster to deliver seamless navigation, intelligent search, personalised recommendations and more. AI enhances our platform to improve accuracy of information, efficiency of journeys, discovery of places, personalisation of user experience and to accelerate development.
How do Code Assist tools help geospatial developers?
Geospatial development is a unique and complex field, requiring precision and an understanding of nuanced information. While AI agents can quickly generate code snippets or even entire functions, the output may be error-prone. This is where Code Assist tools become invaluable for developers to transform the output of AI agents into more reliable, high-quality and secure code, empowering geospatial developers to build more, faster and better.
What is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server in the context of geospatial services?
An MCP server acts as a universal interface, allowing large language models (LLMs) and AI agents to seamlessly interact with geospatial tools and data. Instead of needing custom integrations for every single geospatial API, the MCP server provides a standardised way for AI to understand and use capabilities like geocoding, routing or place searches. The benefits of using an MCP server include faster development by removing the need for custom API integration, richer context by sourcing external data, and enhanced interoperability by easily connecting data and tools. Learn more.
What is an AI agent for maps?
At Google, we view AI agents as software systems that use AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users. They show reasoning, planning and memory, and have a level of autonomy to make decisions, learn and adapt. Sometimes these features are referred to as agentic AI. In large part, agents are made possible by multimodal generative AI and foundation models like Gemini, which enable them to simultaneously process many types of information, such as text, code, documentation and more. AI agents go beyond chat and AI predictions to do things for us, with minimal human intervention. Learn more.
Where can I learn more about how to securely integrate AI-related services?
We understand concerns around AI-generated code and data and we're dedicated to helping you build securely and responsibly. Our approach to AI is guided by a core set of Google AI principles. We're working to develop AI in a way that is bold, responsible and collaborative. While AI offers immense potential, we're mindful of challenges and potential vulnerabilities. We provide resources to help you integrate AI tools safely so that your solutions are robust and secure from the ground up, and emphasize the importance of best practices for implementation, security and privacy. Learn more about our commitment to Google Responsible AI and visit our Google Maps Platform Trust Centre.
What type of businesses can benefit from geospatial AI and location-based services?
Geospatial AI and location-based services offer powerful tools, especially for industries where location, mobility and geographical context are central to core operations and customer experiences. Some sectors that use Google Maps Platform capabilities to drive innovation include:
Logistics & Transportation: Optimising delivery routes, managing complex fleets, real-time asset tracking and enhancing ride-sharing services to ensure efficiency and timely arrivals.
Retail & e-commerce: Improving supply chain visibility, providing accurate shop locators, personalising shopping experiences based on proximity and streamlining last-mile delivery.
Real Estate & Construction: Gaining insights into property values, analysing market trends, selecting optimal development sites and visualising urban planning projects.
Government & Public Sector: Empowering smart city initiatives, improving urban planning, enhancing emergency response and visualising public services for citizens.
Tourism & Hospitality: Crafting personalised travel experiences, offering intuitive navigation and highlighting points of interest to enrich visitor journeys.
Where can I find more information about Google Maps Platform?
We provide comprehensive information to assist you throughout your development journey through our website, development site, community pages, and support. View our AI Resources for more documentation.
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