Want to see what your home would look like if it were demolished by a tropical storm? Or if your city turned into a ruined post-apocalyptic outpost? You can do this and more virtual destruction using a few Google Maps tricks. Here are five good ones, courtesy of Keir Clarke from Google Maps Mania.
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Nokia may have come late to the game with Streetview-style 3D photography in its HERE Maps service, but the company is aiming to overtake Google with its second generation of mapping cars. Built using newly developed camera, LIDAR, and processing technology from 3D specialist Earthmine, which Nokia acquired last November, the updated system promises higher-resolution […]
Google acquired Waze just a few months ago, and since the acquisition, we haven’t heard a peep regarding the service from either Google or Waze. That is, until today as Google Maps users will finally be seeing the fruits of the acquisition for themselves.
Google has rolled out realtime incident reports to its Google Maps application on both iOS and Android which alerts users to accidents, construction zones, road closures and other inconveniences that would delay your trip if you were to come across them. The realtime incident reports of course is sourced from the Waze community and will be available to Google Maps users in the U.S., U.K. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Switzerland.
Google isn’t the only company that is benefitting from the acquisition of Waze as they also have upgraded their web-based map editor to include Google Street View as well as overhead satellite imagery in order to help build out their map as well as make it easier to correct map errors which are reported by their community. Hopefully the next update to Google Maps will include the ability to better interact with Waze from directly in the app as we’re sure many users would like to report what they see on the road instantly.
Google Maps iOS, Android Adds Waze Realtime Traffic Reports original content from Ubergizmo. 
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It seems like Google is putting that recent Waze acquisition to good use finally, as the search giant announced that they have added Waze alerts to Google Maps on iOS and Android. The maps app now includes real-time incident reports crowd-sourced and submitted by Waze users. These include road closures, construction work, and accidents. However, […]
I mean, we knew this was coming sooner or later. Still, it’s nice to see a major teamup come out of that Google / Waze marriage that happened back in June (who doesn’t love a summer wedding?). Google Maps mobile users in the US, UK and a slew of other countries are getting Waze-submitted real time accident, construction, road closure and other reports on Android and iOS. It’s a two-way street here, of course, meaning that Waze users on the aforementioned mobile operating systems will be getting Google Search, Street View and satellite images baked directly into their app. More information on the partnerships can be found in the source link below.
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Source: Google Lat Long
After its acquisition of Waze
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Google Street View drivers haven’t exactly had the best rep
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Google maps has a special treat for Doctor Who fans. And I’m not talking about “Bad Wolf” showing up in various locations either. If you go to the Police Box on Earls Court Road in London on Google Maps, they’ll show you the inside of a TARDIS!
You can find more pictures under “more info” at the site, or just mouse over the Street View below, click on the double arrow on the street, and go inside. It’s definitely bigger on the inside.
Interestingly, this spot has some good reviews. Of course. It’s not going to be bad when you have a TARDIS sitting there. But where is the Doctor? Hmmm.
Are you a huge fan of the Doctor Who series? If you have answered in the affirmative, you will be pleased as punch to hear that the folks over at Google have not yet lost their sense of humor, and hopefully, it will remain that way for a long, long time. In fact, the latest Easter Egg that the Internet search giant has introduced to the world can be found in their Google Maps services. It seems that Google Maps decided that a heady mix of technology and science fiction would do the trick this time around. Whenever you navigate to this location on the London Map, it will show off a U.K. police box in Street View, with the option to double click the arrows that are located in front of the structure.
Upon doing so, you will be taken into a Tardis. Once you are inside (imagine that, without even having to be in the movie set of Doctor Who, now how about that?), you are able to drool over an entire 360-degree view of an incredibly well rendered version of the Tardis’ interior which was brought to public consciousness thanks to the Doctor Who series. Don’t you wish that you have a personal Tardis of your own?
Google Maps Introduces Tardis Easter Egg original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Hey, you know how it is. One minute you’re walking down a London street, minding your own business, when you accidentally step into a police call box and all of a sudden you’re inside the TARDIS and the Doctor has enlisted your help fighting aliens. I hate when that happens.
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