{"id":20914,"date":"2011-07-28T08:19:02","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T08:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eagrapho.com\/?p=20914"},"modified":"2011-07-28T08:19:02","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T08:19:02","slug":"catch-the-london-underground-with-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/?p=20914","title":{"rendered":"Catch the London Underground with Google Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Catch the London Underground with Google Maps<\/a><\/h2>\n
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7\/28\/2011 01:00:00 AM<\/div>\n

(Cross-posted on the\u00a0Lat Long Blog<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

Starting today, you can get\u00a0public transport directions<\/a>\u00a0for London within Google Maps. One of Europe\u2019s largest metropolitan areas, London is a major destination for both business travelers and tourists. More than\u00a01 billion<\/a>\u00a0passengers are serviced by Transport for London (TfL) every year across over 18,000 bus stops and over 250 Underground stations.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s say you\u2019re at Trafalgar Square, and you want to visit Madame Tussauds. With a\u00a0simple<\/a>directions search, you\u2019ll see all the possible public transport connections. In\u00a0Maps<\/a>, click \u201cGet directions\u201d in the left-hand panel, and then the train icon to see public transport directions. Enter your departure location next to A, and your destination next to B. These can be either street addresses or names of popular places, businesses or restaurants. When you\u2019re done, click the \u201cGet directions\u201d button and suggestions for your trip will appear below.<\/p>\n

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Public transport directions are available on both\u00a0Google Maps<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Google Maps for mobile<\/a>, so you always have access to a trip planner. When you\u2019re on mobile, Maps even uses your current location to determine the best trip to your destination. Just search for your destination location, select it on the map and choose the \u201cDirections\u201d option. The suggested trips will be based on your location by default, and provide you multiple alternatives whenever possible.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re using an Android-powered device, you can also get public transport directions withTransit Navigation (Beta)<\/a>\u00a0in Google Maps. With this new feature, which we launched earlier this month, you\u2019ll get alerts when it\u2019s time to get off the bus or train at your destination or to make a transfer. Transit Navigation is available in all regions where public transport directions are available, including London.<\/p>\n

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TfL is among the first agencies in a major European city to make its timetable informationpublicly available<\/a>\u00a0through the London Datastore. We\u2019re strong supporters of open data and bringing information out into the open, and believe that making information publicly accessible can be an enormous engine of economic growth and innovation.\u00a0ITO World<\/a>\u00a0has been a great partner in this launch by ensuring TfL\u2019s data was adapted correctly and ready for our use.<\/p>\n

Public transport directions are available for all Underground, bus, tram and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) lines, and we\u2019ll include more public transport information as soon as it\u2019s available. Whether you use public transport every day or infrequently, as a commuter, on a business trip or as a tourist, we hope that public transport directions in London make planning your trips more convenient!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Catch the London Underground with Google Maps 7\/28\/2011 01:00:00 AM (Cross-posted on the\u00a0Lat Long Blog) Starting today, you can get\u00a0public transport directions\u00a0for London within Google Maps. One of Europe\u2019s largest metropolitan areas, London is a major destination for both business travelers and tourists. More than\u00a01 billion\u00a0passengers are serviced by Transport for London (TfL) every year […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20914"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20916,"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20914\/revisions\/20916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagrapho.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}