Google Releases Google Maps with My Location

Do you have GPS on your phone? A majority of the cell phones do not have GPS. This has limited the location based technologies and user experience. Google has once again solved this problem by offering location based search based on the location of the phone. This could have grand implications for the local advertising market as well as all real estate.

From the Google Blog:

We know a lot of you are using Google Maps for mobile to view maps and satellite imagery, find local businesses, and get directions. But to date not many of you have been able to take advantage of the increased speed and convenience that location information from technologies like GPS can afford, if only because there are very few GPS-enabled devices on the market.

Well, when it comes to location information, GPS is no longer the only game in town. Today we released a version of Google Maps for mobile with a new beta technology called My Location, which provides approximate location information for those of us without GPS, and complements GPS location information for those who do have it. Head over to our new mobile blog to learn more.