Among the new features includes an enhanced Maps experience, which now allows users to create custom hiking and walking ...

Google Maps may be best known for its ability to deliver turn-by-turn directions, but it has another useful purpose: You can use it to create maps on which you can draw routes, lines, and shapes.

and create custom maps with the most reliable and up-to-date datasets. “SoCal Earth provides a holistic perspective,” said Nathan Lu, a Pitzer College student who helped develop the website ...