Google has launched its Mapplets add-ons to Google Maps, a new collection of tools and mini-applications that let users to upload third-party data—like real estate listings, events, photos and even YouTube videos directly onto Google Maps.
Google had actually announced this in May when it launched street-level photography in Google Maps.
Google is launching the service with over 100 mapplets available, including Mapplets that show live weather and traffic information, hotel pricing among others.
Mapplets are currently available to Google Maps users in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Russia; several localized versions are also available, including French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, and Chinese. |
