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Google Maps Is Making It Easier to Pick Sustainable Transportation Options
Google Maps is rolling out a couple updates that should make sustainable transportation options a little more convenient to access. The first pertains to locating EV chargers, and the second may gently nudge drivers toward public transit. AI-summarized info on EV chargers One of the biggest problems electronic car owners face is locating convenient chargers…
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How to Find the Most Convenient Meeting Place Between Two Addresses
4When meeting up with someone, it can be hard to choose a spot halfway between the two of you for ease. For some reason, this isn’t a standard feature of many other maps apps. Finding that midway point can be kind of clunky if you’re working it out on your own. For that reason, MeetWays…
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Google Makes Navigating Australian Bushfire Season a Little Easier With New Maps Feature
In September, Google told us it was going to be using Australia as a launch location to rollout a ‘wildfire’ layer to Maps. And today, Google has tweaked the name to ‘bushfire’ and made this feature available ahead of Aussie summer, synonymous with ‘fire season’. According to Google, the new bushfire layer on Google Maps…
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How to Read a Trail Map
Going on walks and hikes in uncrowded parks is one of the few activities that we can still do without having to worry too much about spreading COVID-19 (assuming that you’re either by yourself, with the people you’ve been quarantining with, or with other people while physical distancing). If you’re new to hiking, you’ll quickly…