Google Maps has added two valuable features today for users in Australia and New Zealand: Driving Directions and Business Search:
The "Get Directions" feature is available for both Australia and New Zealand roads and streets while "Find Businesses" is available only for Australia.
Google is also releasing Google Maps for Mobile to mobile users in this region today, making the availability of local business search and directions that much more useful while out and about.
News/Blog Coverage:
Sydney Morning Herald:
Here comes Google's maps with the lot
News.com.au:
Web deal for Google, News
The Radioactive Yak Blog:
Google Local Australia Live
Related Google Maps Mania posts:
Google Maps Australia is now live
Australian Google Maps Mashup Posts:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
New Zealand Google Maps Mashup Posts:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Google Maps street maps for ALL of Australia and New Zealand!
Also from the Google Maps API Blog (Sep.6/06):
Australia and New Zealand Get Geocoding
5 comments:
It also includes Australian Local Search for the first time.
Hi i just found this amazing website called www.mapmyadventure.com that allows you to pin point cool places to visit. they also have travel blogs and stuff which i think are coming from STA Travel.
The data for Melbourne is just about useless. The directions include freeway exits that don't exist, and the map shows the Deer Park bypass, which won't be finished until 2009!
It will even try to send you over the Miller St tram bridge if you put in the right endpoints.
Um this is quite old news, the directions for google maps australia has been live for quite a while now
Sorry - I was updating posts to add Blogger labels so this might have arrived to you as a new post, not one being updated.
Sorry for the confusion! :)
Mike.
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