However, crowdsourced contributions to Google Maps were not discontinued as the company announced those features would be transferred to the Google Local Guides program. Google Map Maker allowed users to collaboratively expand and update the service's mapping worldwide but was discontinued from March 2017. Google Maps offers an API that allows maps to be embedded on third-party websites, and offers a locator for businesses and other organizations in numerous countries around the world. The service's front end utilizes JavaScript, XML, and Ajax. After additional acquisitions of a geospatial data visualization company and a real time traffic analyzer, Google Maps was launched in February 2005. In October 2004, the company was acquired by Google, which converted it into a web application. Google Maps began as a C++ desktop program developed by brothers Lars and Jens Rasmussen at Where 2 Technologies. As of 2020, Google Maps was being used by over 1 billion people every month around the world. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets ( Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, air (in beta) and public transportation. Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google. Staff will provide a list of aerial photos present within the desired quadrangle.C++ (back-end), JavaScript, XML, Ajax (UI) Offsite researchers: Archives staff will not search for images of specific localities or structures. Researchers are advised to visit the Archives to review all pertinent aerial photographs. Geological Survey key map to NYS quadrangles. Researchers can determine the names of quadrangles covering geographic areas of interest by consulting the U.S. Images are NOT indexed by name of the locality, street address, or tax parcel number. To search for images, researchers must know the USGS/ NYS DOT 7.5 minute quadrangle name. They are in two sets: 9 x 9 inches ( Series B2009-09) and 17 x 17 inches ( Series B2009-09A). The images are known as CSCIC aerial photographs because prior coming to the Archives, they were transferred from DOT to the state Office for Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination (CSCIC). The Archives has aerial photographs of New York State created by the Department of Transportation (DOT) from the 1930s to 2000.

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