Introduction
How do you get to where you want to go?
That question has driven the development of one of the most useful and most used services on the Internet. Google Maps is used by millions of people who want to see where they are and find out how to get to where they’re going.
It’s hard to imagine a world before online mapping services. How many of us still know how to navigate a printed road map? How many remember the trip mapping services offered by AAA and other motor clubs? How many remember stopping at the nearest gas station to actually ask for directions—or refusing to ask and then getting lost?
Google Maps changes all that. Now you can draw a map of any given location and see where things are, before you ever leave home. You can even ...
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