

Today nearly 2 million websites around the world use Google Maps API Google Maps has 61.73% market share in the US alone over 660,000 websites have embedded Google Maps and Google Places is found on 146,125 websites.

Why you should be using one of these alternatives to Google Maps APIīut wait – why bother even looking at a Google Maps API alternative? Just over a year ago, Google announced that they had mapped 10 million miles (16 million kilometers) of Street View imagery, which equates to 400 trips around the globe. But be prepared to learn about all of the other alternatives to Google Maps that are better: better at mapping, better at navigating, and better for businesses. So it comes as no surprise that this is the number one choice for online maps. Once you’ve used Google Maps on your phone or computer chances are, next time you start typing ‘maps’ in the search bar, you are immediately directed to. The third original option, Google Earth Plus, has been discontinued.We bet you didn’t even know that there is, correction – there are – alternatives to the Google Maps API. It was originally available with three different licenses, but has since been reduced to just two: Google Earth (a free version with limited function) and Google Earth Pro ($399 per year), which is intended for commercial use. It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite imagery, aerial photography and geographic information system (GIS) 3D globe. Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program that was originally called EarthViewer 3D created by Keyhole, Inc, a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) funded company acquired by Google in 2004 (see In-Q-Tel). (if it is not already installed in your computer), The application shows cruise vessels' current positions and images of onboard webcams of the the following cruise lines: Screenshot of Cruise Ships' Current Positions at Caribbean Sea and the Bahamas Google Earth Cruise Ships Current Positions by SeaScanner Screenshot of APRS's Google Earth Application (Plug-In) for visualization of live AIS ship traffic.

Google Earth Application for Free Ship Tracking by APRS.fi

If Google Earth is installed in your computer, you may see the vessels positions in real time and you may browse quickly the areas of your interest, without the limitations of the web page maps but just using Google Maps. Google Earth is freely available for personal use and provides very detailed and efficient browsing in world's satellite maps. The information of vessels positions provided by MarineTraffic is available in KML format, which is used by the Google Earth application.
