Subways have a bad reputation, but Google’s not (too) afraid – at long last, the search giant is mapping New York City’s subway system, and this move is likely to draw in more users than all of Google’s other transit-related projects.
Britain’s Floods Get Mapped By Google
Over the past week or so, Britain has been hit by some really nasty flooding – the worst in 60 years. Fortunately, no deaths or serious injuries have been reported, and it’s possible that Google helped bring about this positive outcome.