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Google will make wheelchair accessibility info more prominent in Maps

The Verge

Starting today, Google Maps will feature a new mode called Accessible Places that, when toggled on, will more prominently show wheelchair accessibility info, the company announced on Thursday. If it’s confirmed that a place does not have an accessible entrance, we’ll show that information on Maps as well.”.

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Everything your association needs to know about business process mapping

Nimble AMS

The road to implementing new technology can be a long one, but your organization can smoo th the way with business process mapping. Read our blog to learn everything you need to know about b usiness process mapping and prepare your association for implementation success. What is business process mapping?

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Google Maps is adding weather incident reporting

Mashable Tech

Google Maps is adding functionality that'll help folks deal with weather-related road issues while driving. This week, Android Police spotted that Google Maps added new report-types — flooded road, low visibility, and unplowed road — aimed at helping drivers navigate or avoid dangerous weather problems.

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Google Photos gets a map view as part of a big new redesign

The Verge

Google Photos’ new search interface. It also answers the top feature request Google says it’s received: a map view that lets you explore the photos and videos that you’ve taken by location. Below that, you’ll find the new Places view, which allows you to browse photos and videos you’ve taken on a map. Image: Google.

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Google launches new search tool to help combat food insecurity

The Verge

The “Find Food Support” site includes a food locator tool powered by Google Maps which people can use to search for their nearest food bank, food pantry, or school lunch program pickup site in their community. Google announced a new website designed to be a “one-stop shop” for people with food insecurity.

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Apple Maps now shows COVID-19 vaccination locations

The Verge

Apple announced today that Apple Maps has been updated with vaccine locations from VaccineFinder, a site run by Boston Children’s Hospital that provides information on vaccine eligibility and availability. People can search for nearby vaccination sites in Apple Maps or ask Siri, “Where can I get a COVID vaccination?”

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Botify raises $55 million to optimize search engine indexing

TechCrunch

The company has created a search engine optimization (SEO) platform so that your content is better indexed and appears more often in search results. They respect the terms of services of search engines, they don’t scrape search results for insights, they don’t create shady backlinks on other websites.

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