Google Maps Updates

The threat of snake bites is a fact of life in many tropical and subtropical nations around the globe. In India, snake bites account for 50,000 deaths and many more injuries every year and the World Health Organization has declared it a neglected public health issue. Learn how organizations in Tamil Nadu, such as the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, are teaching the community how to prevent snake bites by wearing protective clothing and carrying flashlights at night, and how they are using tools like Open Data Kit to make sure snake bite victims can find hospitals with the right antivenom more quickly.

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When you turn on Incognito mode in Maps, your Maps activity on that device, like the places you search for, won’t be saved to your Google Account and won’t be used to personalize your Maps experience. You can easily turn on Incognito mode by selecting it from the menu that appears when you tap your profile photo, and you can turn it off at any time to return to a personalized experience with restaurant recommendations, information about your commute, and other features tailored to you. Incognito mode will start rolling out on Android this month, with iOS coming soon.

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See how a classroom, a conservationist and a family use the new creation tools in Google Earth to share stories about the places that matter to them.

The new creation tools in Google Earth allow you to easily create and share your discoveries and stories about our world with friends, students or coworkers. They can view the stories anywhere--their phone, tablet or laptop. Better yet, you can invite them to collaborate and co-author projects with you.

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