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Google Maps for Android offers mapping indoor public places

This new feature of Google Maps for Android is available inthe U.S. and Japan can find their way inside airports, railway stations,shopping centers and stores of major retailers.

Google has just introduced a new version of its Mapsapplication for Android which inaugurates mapping within certain public placesin the United States and Japan. There are major airports (Chicago, Houston, SanFrancisco, etc.)., Railway stations, shopping centers and various retailpartners stores such as Bloomingdale's, Macy's or Ikea



A shopping center, before and after

When the user is in one of these places, they simply visitGoogle Maps and zoom in on the location to open the domestic front. A bluepointer indicates where it is located and the plan is updated automatically asthe person moves. Maps 6.0 contains more new features, the former available forall users. First, there is a dropdown menu that facilitates unprecedentedaccess to services including Google addresses, Navigation and Latitude. There isalso a home screen improved to Google Places which broadcasts Searchescorresponding to the location of the user.

Google Maps 6.0 is available on the Android Market forAndroid 2.1 and the following terminal