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Mian Humas MCS-F12 Web Presentation: Topic # Google Maps

Google Maps is a web mapping service provided by Google that was originally designed by two Danish brothers as a C++ program. Google launched the Google Maps API in 2005, allowing developers to integrate maps into their websites for free, though ads may be displayed in the future. Google Maps was also introduced for mobile devices in 2005 as a Java application and launched for Android phones in 2009, with iPhone apps released in 2012 becoming very popular downloads.

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Mian Humas MCS-F12 Web Presentation: Topic # Google Maps

Google Maps is a web mapping service provided by Google that was originally designed by two Danish brothers as a C++ program. Google launched the Google Maps API in 2005, allowing developers to integrate maps into their websites for free, though ads may be displayed in the future. Google Maps was also introduced for mobile devices in 2005 as a Java application and launched for Android phones in 2009, with iPhone apps released in 2012 becoming very popular downloads.

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Mian Humas MCS-F12 Web presentation

Topic # Google Maps

Google Maps is a web mapping service application and technology provided by Google.

History
Google Maps first started as a C++ program designed by two Danish brothers Lars and Jens Rasmussen . It was first designed to be separately downloaded by users Later it became Google Earth

Google Maps API


Google launched the Google Maps API in June 2005. It allow developers to integrate Google Maps into their websites. It is a free service, and currently does not contain ads, but Google states in their terms of use that they reserve the right to display ads in the future

Google Maps for mobile and other devices

Google Maps in mobile


In October 2005, Google introduced a Java application called Google Maps for Mobile, intended to run on any Java-based phone or mobile device. Many of the web-based site's features are provided in the application. On November 4, 2009. Google launched it for Android, and it was limited to USA only. In June 2012, Apple announced that they would replace Google Maps with their own maps service from iOS 6. However, on December 13, 2012, Google announced the availability of Google Maps in the Apple App Store, starting with the iPhone version.Just hours after the Google Maps iOS app was released, it became the top free app in the App Store.

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