As the weather gets warmer, I believe many people will start planning outings. Google Maps also chose the beginning of April to offer everyone friendly features for visiting national parks – well, although it is currently only available in the United States, it is mentioned that the four related features for national park travel will be pushed to other countries in the next few months, so it is still worth taking a closer look at this improvement! Continue reading Google Maps launches four new features in April to make it easier for you to access nature reports.
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Google Maps launches four new features in April to make it easier for you to connect with nature
First of all, for trip planning exercises for scenic spots within the national park, Google Maps will now automatically mark the thumbnail coordinates of major scenic spots with balloon icons. This allows you to quickly grasp the information and relative locations of various attractions, and actively seek relevant answers through the community functions provided by the new Google Maps service.
The second update is that when searching for specific hiking trails, route maps can be automatically highlighted through the Google Maps interface. Even under this search, you can also refer to other people’s reviews to understand the difficulty of the trail, the approximate travel time, whether to ride a bicycle or walk, etc. Even if there are toilets or parking lots, you can quickly check through the social report form – this is really thoughtful!
Google Maps will also automatically display additional entrance and exit information at the boundary when users search for information about national parks. In addition, although Google Maps has already supported the offline map function. However, when conducting travel homework in national parks, a new “Download offline map” quick button will also be provided on the interface in the future. Be prepared in advance for the possibility that you may not be able to obtain online map information properly because the network connection may be blocked during the journey.
The above four new features specially added to the national park Google Maps navigation experience have been confirmed to support the following national parks this month:
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
- Kenai Fjords National Park
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Acadia National Park
- Badlands National Park
- Mount Rainier National Park
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Grand Teton National Park
The links above all take you directly to Google Maps. To identify whether a new experience has been applied, you can judge by whether the boundaries of the national park are marked. I have to say that for such a convenient function, I really hope that Taiwan can support it soon!
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Source: KOCPC Chinese