Juicy Facts in Google Maps World

Do you know that Google Maps is the most popular mapping site in the world?

Google Maps is truly a global product, with map data for over 167 countries and high resolution imagery coverage for over half the world’s population. Google Maps is the most popular mapping site globally, with a significant lead in most of Europe and a #2 position in the US.

Metrics as of 5 Dec 2008:

• Every hour, our users make over 10,000 corrections or additions to Google Maps
• Every day, Maps and Earth users spend over 1 million hours browsing geo content
• Most popular mapping site in the world
• Most popular mapping site in Europe
• #2 mapping site in the U.S.
• Provides detailed street maps in over 65 countries
• Over 10 million maps have been created by users
• Over 150,000 active sites using the Maps API
• Over 8 million Panoramio photos (photos of places) are viewable in Maps
  
• Nearly 40,000 transit icons (bus stops, subway stations, rail stations, etc) in the tri-state area (New York, NJ, Connecticut).

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Maps Guide Jade