The secrets of Google Maps, the app that guides you through the streets

Google Maps relies on several elements, such as satellite imagery, official data, and a human verification team, so your service is accurate and can help users locate themselves in the most approximate locations possible.

The navigation application is built with care and each layer is essential for the information that it offers to be correct. The first is based on information collected by satellite and with the Street View tool, which allowed to know where were the routes, buildings, addresses and shops in a region, as well as other information. such as distances or limits. the speed of the street. Specifically, Street View has been active since 2007. Thanks to Google's vehicles and collaborators, more than 170,000 million images have been collected in 87 countries. The new "trekker", equipped with sensors with higher resolution and opening, has Improved the quality of captured images.

The second layer is made up of information collected from more than a thousand reliable sources around the world, such as the US Geological Survey. and the National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico, or from a municipality, an NGO or a real estate developer. A third level of work is the human team that verifies and examines all data, images, and sources for maximum reliability.

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