Google Maps: Local Guide To Get New Generative AI Features

Google Maps is a free online mapping tool and mobile application that lets users locate local points of interest, compute routes, and search for locations. In addition, it provides real-time traffic information, route planning, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets (Street View), aerial and satellite views, and street maps.

What Is A Google Map?

An online service called Google Maps offers comprehensive data about locations and areas all around the world. Apart from standard road maps, Google Maps provides satellite and aerial photos of several sites. Google Maps provides street views made up of images captured from moving automobiles in some places.

As part of the broader online application, Google Maps provides several features.

Within the bigger online application, Google Maps provides other services. For instance, a route planner provides directions for those using public transit, bikes, walking, and cars to get from one place to another.

Hobby astronomers may get photographs of the moon, Mars, and the sky through supplemental services.

A Fresh Approach To Using Generative AI In Maps To Find Locations

Check out this preview of our generative AI Maps feature to a few Local Guides

You've managed to find a day when everyone can get together. The issue?
You're going to require assistance choosing the ideal location because there are so many factors to think about.

To assist you in doing exactly that, regardless of how particular, specialized, or general your needs may be, we're launching a new method of location discovery using generative AI today.  Say what you're searching for, and our large-language models (LLMs) will swiftly propose places to go based on an analysis of Maps' comprehensive knowledge of millions of places and reliable insights from our community of millions of contributors.

This week marks the beginning of the early access trial for a small group of Local Guides—some of the most engaged and enthusiastic users of Maps—into the community. With their helpful feedback, we will be able to improve this capability even more and eventually make it accessible to everyone.

A novel use of generative AI for location-finding. Let's imagine you want to spend a few hours thrifting for unusual antique items while you're in Point A. Simply enter your search parameters in Maps, such as "locations with Point A." Our artificial intelligence algorithms will examine Maps' extensive data on neighboring establishments and locations, in addition to images, user-generated ratings, and reviews, to provide you with reliable recommendations.

The results are arranged into useful categories such as flea markets, record stores, and apparel stores. Picture carousels and review summaries that highlight the factors contributing to a location's potential attractiveness are also shown.

Perhaps you would also want to have a bite to eat at a place that maintains the antique atmosphere. Use a follow-up question to carry on the topic, such as "How about lunch?" Maps will suggest places that match your desired retro style.  From there, you may add the locations to a list, share them with others, and come back to them at a later time to keep them organized.

Conclusion

These AI-powered findings are particularly helpful if you need to make last-minute changes to your plans or are feeling impulsive. For instance, to find ideas for indoor activities when it starts to rain while you're out and about, simply ask Maps for "activities for a rainy day." You'll be given useful recommendations, such as comedy clubs or movie theaters.

 "What about options for kids?" Is a great question to follow up with if you're trying to find family-friendly options. Depending on where you are, you'll find locations like indoor playgrounds, children's museums, and bowling alleys in addition to highlights chosen from visitor ratings.