I happened to be in Google Maps today, and I noticed a few changes in the familiar system. Let’s round them up briefly after a quick investigation…
The first change you may notice is that entering something into the search box brings up a Google Suggest-like drop down menu. The results in this box appear on first glance to be drawn from previous searches made on Google Maps.
There is also a new link in the search results, as you can see in the screenshot below. When you scroll to the bottom of the results, you may be able to see a new link that reads “See user-created content”.
Clicking on the link allows you to see a variety of listings in the area. Most of these listings appear to be drawn from the Google Earth community. A few of the listings appear to be from Google base. It is also possible that some of the listings are coming from Google Maps Saved Locations.
For some of the listings, you can click on the link where you see “Untitled Document” above, and you may see related listings:
These are interesting options in addition to the recent “My Maps” feature that appeared not too long ago in Google Maps. Overall, these are some great new options available in Google Maps
Helen
April 25, 2007
@ 5:33 pm
Hi Mike, thanks for the heads up! You’ve also added some interesting points in your post.