# Google Maps

Tool · [Standard tools and platforms](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tools)

Also called: GMaps, Google Map, Maps API

[Google](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google)'s map and directions service. [Developers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer) can also add maps and place search to their own apps through its [API](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/api).

**For example:** A delivery startup shows each driver's route on Google Maps inside its app.

Official site: <https://www.google.com/maps>

## Connects to (4)

- [API](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/api): Application programming interface.
- [Google](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google): The company behind Google Search, Gemini and Google Cloud.
- [Google Business Profile](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-business-profile): A free listing that shows a business's hours, location, photos and reviews in Google Search and Google Maps.
- [ArcGIS](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/arcgis): Mapping and geographic data software from Esri, used by governments and companies to analyze and publish maps.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-maps