In case you haven’t noticed, Google has been slowly but surely reworking its Maps products into something that both Google and businesses can better monetize. Today Google announced another step in that process will the release of what they describe as a “professional mapping tool,” Google Maps Engine Pro. The primary piece of this new service is the ability to import data from a variety of sources and geolocate that data on a map. Google thinks this will make the creation of maps using their tools as easy as creating a word processing document or a spreadsheet. Businesses can capitalize on this new tool by building information tools to help internal decision-makers or creating tools that face their customers.
Along with the new Pro version of Google Maps Engine, Google also released a new mobile app giving users access to maps they create in Google Maps Engine, Maps Engine Pro, or Maps Engine Lite. Google also indicates they have released a set of connector tools with over 300 applications available through the connectors. Google even managed to include connectors for major database vendors like SAP and ESRI.
The new features and Android app are targeted at business users and thus come with a fee of $5 per month. However, Google is making an introductory account available that will support all platform features and API access, but limits the number of map queries per day.
Check out a video below showing how one small business is using the new capabilities of Google Maps Engine Pro to support their business objectives. You can download the app using one of the download links after that or hit the source link to sign up for an introductory account if you don’t already have a Maps Engine platform account.
Click here to view the embedded video.
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source: Google Maps Blog
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