# Google Maps Platform adds air quality and pollen information to capture changing climate realities

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/google-maps-platform-adds-air-quality-and-pollen-information-to-capture-changing-climate-realities/
- Published: 2023-09-07T09:45:16-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image caption: Google’s new environmental mapping APIs combine AI machine learning and geospatial data. Image credit: Google. Article by Chase DiBenedetto. Mashable – August 31, 2023. Google’s latest launch suggests Maps is becoming more than a navigation tool, as the company announces three new public APIs covering solar, air quality, and pollen data and predictions to address the world’s new climate reality. Now, in addition to the company’s Maps, Routes, and Places APIs, a new “Environment” category will be joining the tech giant’s geographical tools […] Click here to view original web page at mashable.com