The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/google-maps/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:06:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Google Maps | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/google-maps/ 32 32 Google Maps found to be hosting over 150 anti-Semitic reviews of Auschwitz https://www.timesofisrael.com/google-maps-found-to-be-hosting-over-150-anti-semitic-reviews-of-auschwitz/ Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:52:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2514000 Guardian report finds comments, most of them anonymous, on Holocaust memorial site; tech giant acknowledges it needs 'to do better'

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]]> Google Maps to provide virus-related transit info, medical alerts in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/google-maps-to-provide-virus-related-transit-info-medical-alerts-in-israel/ Wed, 10 Jun 2020 08:43:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2324043 New version of app will show when public transportation is crowded, warn of COVID-19 checkpoints; users heading to health clinics or testing centers will get relevant reminders

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]]> Google Maps launches Hebrew version http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-google-maps-launches-hebrew-version-1001229859 Thu, 29 Mar 2018 12:41:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1820274 Globes: Google is launching its mapping service in 39 additional languages, including Hebrew; the service is now available on mobile apps and web browsers

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]]> Contrary to claim, Google didn’t wipe Palestine off Maps https://www.timesofisrael.com/contrary-to-claim-google-didnt-wipe-palestine-off-maps/ Wed, 10 Aug 2016 18:06:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1443364 Internet giant never listed the area as a country, claims a glitch led to the removal of the West Bank

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]]> Google Street View returns to map out Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/google-street-view-returns-to-map-out-israel/ Thu, 08 Jan 2015 20:35:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1118273 Justice Ministry sets conditions for Google's 3-D mapping, amid concerns over terrorist use of service to plan attacks

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]]> Waze traffic app becomes Israeli-Palestinian battleground https://www.timesofisrael.com/politics-drives-waze-users-to-edit-apps-israeli-map/ Tue, 10 Jun 2014 16:32:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1004536 Advocates of the terms 'security fence' and 'separation wall' are fighting it out on the virtual roads

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]]> High-tech system predicts — and prevents — fires https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-tech-system-predicts-and-prevents-fires/ Thu, 15 May 2014 16:05:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=981332 Big data and communication advances help Israeli firefighters prevent a repeat of the 2010 Carmel tragedy

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]]> How ‘disruption’ won Waze its $1 billion exit https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-disruption-won-waze-its-1-billion-exit/ Sun, 09 Feb 2014 16:42:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=865928 The inside story of the Israeli traffic and navigation start-up's unprecedented success, and the lessons for those bidding to follow suit

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]]> Google sorry for ‘Hitler’ on maps https://www.timesofisrael.com/google-sorry-for-hitler-on-maps/ Fri, 10 Jan 2014 16:14:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=822730 Internet giant unsure how a Berlin intersection regained its Nazi-era name, Adolf-Hitler-Platz, for a few hours

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]]> Google Street View takes a wider look https://www.timesofisrael.com/google-street-view-takes-a-wider-look/ Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:33:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=346114 Expanded service now includes dozens of towns and tourist sites such as the Dead Sea, Eilat, and the Sea of Galilee

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]]> Google puts Spanish-Jewish heritage on the map https://www.timesofisrael.com/google-puts-spanish-jewish-heritage-on-the-map/ Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:49:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=318826 Feature allows users to visit sites of historic and religious significance online

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]]> Free coffee and QR codes make for an innovative ad campaign https://www.timesofisrael.com/free-coffee-and-qr-codes-make-for-an-innovative-ad-campaign/ Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:10:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=213696 Cafe Joe's unique method of pulling in customers wins accolades from advertising pros

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]]> Iran to sue Google over map omission https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-to-sue-google-over-dropping-persian-gulf-name/ Thu, 17 May 2012 13:52:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=103300 Google Maps leaves Persian Gulf nameless

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