Monday, July 20, 2015

New Feature for Google Maps - Iam Here - Share my location

So basically how "I am here" works is it pin points your location to whoever is interested in your location. There are certain features which can be added to Maps like Parental control, Deliver Here, Meet Me here.

Parental Control

Suppose u want to know where your children are. You can use the new parental control feature of maps which will pin point the location of your children. You have to be enable this feature in your children's Cell phone. The username will be the cell phone number and you can set the password. Once enabled this feature will help you trace all the locations your child or teenager have been to. This history of locations will be recorded using the cell phone GPS. Suppose your child is lost, you can use this feature to pinpoint their location

Deliver Here

This is a very new idea, which will bring changes to how logistics operate in an under developed or developing country. So the idea is you will create a token which will be a ten digit alpha numeric number, which will pin point the location u want your items to be delivered. With " I am Here" Feature you can create token for the location you are there at that point of location. You send this token to whoever concerned entitled to deliver your product.

Meet Me Here

This feature helps to share your current location to somebody else. You create the token( for current location  or some other location) and send it to someone you wanna meet or to a group of people who would like to join for a party or so.

Map Address

I will call this 10 character token,a Map Address. I hope in future all the PIN codes are replaced by this Map Address. We can add this Map Address in all documents asking for address. I hope in future every place has a Map Address. In developed countries, it may be easy to locate a place with physical address. But in other countries where there are no proper roads or boards guiding us to the location, this Map address is going to be a game changer. A postman or courier boy or anybody with a cell phone and GPS will be able to locate any place very very easily. This method is going to bring more people to Google Maps.

Generate Map Address

Map address can be generated only by going to the specific location and use your GPS and Google Maps. Once generated the Address will be assigned to you for a life time. The source of Map address is you. You have to mention that address in all forms, documents, in Aadhar Card, or whatever card in which your country records your address. Its you who will mention that Map address in postal letters, in Amazon ( for delivery of goods) or whoever needs your Physical address.