The site, at maps.google.com/green, features information on and video tours of spots in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando and San Francisco as well as tips for "travelling green" during the summer using Google Maps.
The JavaScript application programming interface (API) will give individuals access to the OS' mapping data and allow them to develop applications with Google Maps-style features such as the click-and-drag 'slippy' map, markers and bubbles.
The OpenSpace project will give individuals access to OS' mapping data and allow them to develop non-commercial applications with Google Maps-style features such as the click-and-drag 'slippy' map, markers and info bubbles.
The traffic information is integrated with Google Maps and is available in more than 30 cities across the pond, including Chicago, Dallas, New York and San Francisco. Google's maps show only traffic flow, however, and not specific incidents.
During her keynote this week at the Search Engine Strategies Conference in California, Mayer demonstrated Google Maps on her iPhone and said iPhone users could also use Google's free voice-activated yellow pages service, Goog 411.
Google will have access to maps and dynamic content from Tele Atlas to use on mobile and online applications. These applications include Google Maps, Google Earth and Google Maps for Mobile. Google wouldn't comment any further on the deal but the...