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Google Mapsis about to open itself up, and potentially help improve local roadways in the process.
It could even potentially predict traffic congestion.
How, you might ask?
That includes geospatial analytics that let the powers that be better detect damaged infrastructure.
That way telecoms and local governments have a virtual report on what needs doing, and where its located.
Of course, that will likely depend on the Street View imagery being kept relatively up to date.
The street outside my house is still using images from October 2010.
Places Insights is built for businesses, allowing them to get insights into the surrounding area.
That information includes ratings, store hours, parking, wheelchair accessibility and so on.
Implementing the Earth Engine in BigQuery will also allow various organizations to analyze specific areas of interest.
Particularly those organizations that dont have particularly strong remote sensing expertise.
Examples include analyzing wildfire risk or monitoring deforestation.
Which should help you plan your travels a little more efficiently.
