Google Maps is 10 years onetime today. On eighth February 2005 Google Maps was released inwards the USA. Initially Google Maps alone provided an interactive slippy map of the the States only other countries were presently added to the map (by 2006 Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, in addition to or then cities inwards the Republic of Ireland).
In early on Apr 2005 Paul Rademacher released the really kickoff Google Maps hack - HousingMaps. Paul's mashup of Google Maps in addition to aeroplane in addition to housing listings from Craigslist proved that Google Maps could last much to a greater extent than than a useful online map only could also last a tool for amazing information visualizations.
Google embraced Paul's hack of Google Maps in addition to inwards June 2005, Google released the Google Maps API. The Maps API provided a JavaScript library that enabled anyone to purpose Google Maps on their ain websites.
Ten years afterwards Google Maps in addition to the Google Maps API are yet going strong. However Google does instantly aspect upward much tougher competition. Apple Maps, Bing Maps, Here Maps in addition to OpenStreetMap furnish bang-up alternatives to Google Maps. On the JavaScript mapping front end Mapbox, Leaflet.js, Esri in addition to other mapping libraries appear to convey much to a greater extent than active evolution communities instantly than the Google Maps API.
Most of the evolution inwards Google Maps in addition to the Maps API instantly seems focused on mobile devices. So where volition Google Maps last inwards or then other 10 years? I brand no predictions, except to tell that I mean value Google Maps volition in all likelihood yet last i of the marketplace leaders only volition in all likelihood non taste the almost monopolistic pose it has held over the end 10 years. I'm less confident nigh the Google Maps API, equally it seems to last fast becoming an irrelevance inwards the the world of map development.
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