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Tuesday

Navigate around locations using Google landmarks feature

Google India launches landmarks a new feature that will enable driving directions for users of Google Maps. Google map users can now navigate around locations using landmarks feature on their desktops and mobile phones to locate petrol pumps, colleges and schools, bus and railway stations,local businesses and much more. India is the first country in the world to get this feature on Google Maps.

This will be an helpful feature for all Indians as they can easily locate the places they want to travel. Google India has collected good landmark data through Google Map Maker to which users have added "points of interest" information. Googles uses a navigation algorithm determines the data based on importance, and closeness to the turns the user is making and other available informations. Google users can also enrich the current Google landmarks data with additional resources using Google Map Maker.

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