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Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze! 🗺️ Where in the world are the Feature Creeps
Today we take a look at Google Maps, Apple Maps, Google Earth, Waze AND MORE! All sorts of cartography & navigation apps, discuss why they’re needed, and the tech that can take them to the next level!
… As well as the indulgent little feature creeps that could make them more fun 🤩
— Agenda —
— HAVE FUN —
No affiliations whatsoever: whenever we show something, you know you're hearing our unfiltered thoughts 😄
— Highlighted software —
Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps
Apple Maps: https://www.apple.com/maps/
Waze: https://www.waze.com/
Geotastic: https://geotastic.net/
Joao’s website: https://jvmartins.com/
Johnny’s website: https://magrippis.com/
Johnny’s other channels: https://www.youtube.com/@johnnifytech & https://www.youtube.com/@jmagrippis
Joke for the real ones who read the description all the way to the end:
Q: Why did the scarecrow ace the Google Maps developer interview?
A: Because it was out-standing in its field!
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TIMESTAMPS
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0:00 - Teaser: In this episode…
1:43 - Intros & Welcome
2:29 - Google Maps
3:24 - The World in 2005
4:14 - The World before Google Maps
10:35 - Google Maps: reviews & discovering places
12:59 - How do people review things?
15:38 - Top Feature of Google Maps
16:44 - Other Google Maps Features
17:21 - Google Maps Reviews
21:06 - Google Street View
23:05 - Feature Creeps
23:38 - Feature Creep: Google Maps Time Travel
26:20 - AI predicting how places looked like
28:31 - Feature Creep: Minutes instead of Distance
29:27 - Feature Creep: Halfway Pint
30:59 - Feature Creep: Live Stream the vibes of a place
33:00 - Feature Creep : Busier than usual with people that think alike
36:46 - Feature Creep: similar places to go
38:25 - Feature Creep: More gamification for Google Maps
40:49 - Feature Creep: Educational Google Maps
41:38 - Feature Creep: Teleportation
45:03 - Wrap up + COMMENT 💜 SUBSCRIBE
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By João Martins and Johnny MagrippisToday we take a look at Google Maps, Apple Maps, Google Earth, Waze AND MORE! All sorts of cartography & navigation apps, discuss why they’re needed, and the tech that can take them to the next level!
… As well as the indulgent little feature creeps that could make them more fun 🤩
— Agenda —
— HAVE FUN —
No affiliations whatsoever: whenever we show something, you know you're hearing our unfiltered thoughts 😄
— Highlighted software —
Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps
Apple Maps: https://www.apple.com/maps/
Waze: https://www.waze.com/
Geotastic: https://geotastic.net/
Joao’s website: https://jvmartins.com/
Johnny’s website: https://magrippis.com/
Johnny’s other channels: https://www.youtube.com/@johnnifytech & https://www.youtube.com/@jmagrippis
Joke for the real ones who read the description all the way to the end:
Q: Why did the scarecrow ace the Google Maps developer interview?
A: Because it was out-standing in its field!
—
TIMESTAMPS
—
0:00 - Teaser: In this episode…
1:43 - Intros & Welcome
2:29 - Google Maps
3:24 - The World in 2005
4:14 - The World before Google Maps
10:35 - Google Maps: reviews & discovering places
12:59 - How do people review things?
15:38 - Top Feature of Google Maps
16:44 - Other Google Maps Features
17:21 - Google Maps Reviews
21:06 - Google Street View
23:05 - Feature Creeps
23:38 - Feature Creep: Google Maps Time Travel
26:20 - AI predicting how places looked like
28:31 - Feature Creep: Minutes instead of Distance
29:27 - Feature Creep: Halfway Pint
30:59 - Feature Creep: Live Stream the vibes of a place
33:00 - Feature Creep : Busier than usual with people that think alike
36:46 - Feature Creep: similar places to go
38:25 - Feature Creep: More gamification for Google Maps
40:49 - Feature Creep: Educational Google Maps
41:38 - Feature Creep: Teleportation
45:03 - Wrap up + COMMENT 💜 SUBSCRIBE