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DZone > Integration Zone > Learn About the Places API in Google Maps [Video]

Learn About the Places API in Google Maps [Video]

With data for over 100 million points of interest, the Places API from Google allows you to build apps for real-world places.

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Jun. 19, 17 · Integration Zone · Opinion
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One of my favorite parts of the Google Maps API is the Places API, which allows you to build apps for real-world places. With over 100 million points of interest in the database, and contextual data about each of them — opening hours, menus, pictures etc, the world is literally your oyster!

I met with the product manager of the Places API, Fontaine Foxworth, over coffee in Sydney recently. Check out what we spoke about!


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