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Fun, Useful Ways to Use Google Maps

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Verb

lɔːntʃ

to make something available to the public for the first time

Apple launches a new iPhone every year.

Adjective

ɪˈmɜːrsɪv

making one feel surrounded by a different reality, particularly for entertainment or education

The immersive Van Gogh exhibit has been seen by over 2 million visitors so far.

Noun

vjuː

what can be seen from a particular place or position

The view from the gondola was amazing.

Verb

ɪkˈsplɔr

to travel to or around an area to learn more about it

We spent the weekend just wandering around and exploring the city.

Verb

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to lightly hit someone or something

Whenever he gets nervous, he taps his pen on the desk.

Verb

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to pass a card through a machine that reads the information stored on it; to move one's finger across a touchscreen

Swipe your credit card and enter your PIN.

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Fun, Useful Ways to Use Google Maps

Google Maps launched its "immersive view" in February 2023, allowing some users to explore a number of cities around the world.

It uses artificial intelligence and billions of images from Maps to create a 3D map of a city, allowing people to see inside restaurants and fly over buildings.

At first, it was only available for London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Tokyo, but Google says that Amsterdam, Dublin, Florence and Venice will be available soon.

That's just one fun way to use Maps — here are three more that you may not know about.

See changes over time

In Street View, Maps allows users to look back at older images of the same place.

For some places, you can even look back to the first days of Street View in 2007.

If older images are available, you may see a little clock in Street View. Or, it might say "See more dates." Choose either one to see how the area has changed!

Remember where you parked

If finding a parking space is a good feeling, forgetting where you parked later on is quite the opposite.

But Maps can help. When you have parked, tap on the blue circle that shows your location.

Choose "Save parking" and find it later by tapping the search box.

Use Maps offline

If you know you're going to be in an area where the internet isn't too good, you can save a map to use offline.

Enter the name of a city — or even country — on your phone, then swipe up from the bottom of the screen and tap on the three black circles in the top right corner. Then tap "Download offline map."

You'll find your saved maps by tapping on your avatar in the top right corner and choosing "Offline maps."

1.

What cities are available to be used with immersive view?

2.

When was Street View first launched?

3.

How can you use Google Maps offline?

1.

Which of the Google Maps features in the article would you find useful?

2.

How often do you use Google Maps?

3.

When was the last time you used a paper map?

4.

Have you ever gotten lost while traveling?

5.

Have you ever forgotten where you parked?

Further Discussion

1.

What's the last app you downloaded? What made you want to get it?

2.

What apps do you find most useful when traveling?

3.

How would you feel about traveling without your phone?

4.

If you had a month to explore any country, which would you pick?

5.

The best way to explore a new place is to let yourself get lost in it. — Unknown. What are your thoughts on this statement?

Source

This lesson is based on an article by Henry Milward.

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