City of Charlotte
Government
“By switching to Google Maps, we also saved 60 percent in licensing cost compared with renewing the legacy solution.”
– Jeff Stovall, chief information officer, City of Charlotte
Asylum
Real Estate
“Our customers particularly appreciate the ease of use, the graphics performance, and the universality of Google Earth”
– Christophe Bertrand, Asylum Chief Executive OfficerToyota Motor Europe
Retail
“Google Maps API Premier was definitely a good choice; it is very easy to use for basic functionality, and yet offers all the flexibility and features to implement complex and advanced functionality. It is highly customizable and it gives us full control on our solution.”
– Michaël Notté, IT project leaderDHL
Technology
“Ultimately, Google Maps has allowed the company as a whole to meet and exceed its customer service levels. By improving the planning process, and allowing dispatchers to pick up on issues like traffic and courier breakdowns early, dispatchers can locate and assign the courier most suited to taking over the job.”
– Veena Bhatt, director of UK Same Day IT, DHL ExpressNET-A-PORTER
Retail
“The fact that the vast majority of our customers are already familiar with Google Maps has really helped spark interest in the feature and the site and the feedback we have received has been really positive.”
– James Christian, Head of Labs, NET-A-PORTERBlaBlaCar
Travel
“Performance and data quality are the greatest advantages of Google Maps For Business for us.”
– Frédéric Mazzella, BlablaCar Chief Executive OfficerMHG Systems
Energy
“MHG Systems' core business is to develop advanced and user friendly tools for bioenergy and forestry businesses. We use Google Maps API as an important part of our ERP-system. When purchasing biomass, it's essential for energy companies, biofuel, biocoal and pellet facilities to know its quality, quantity, energy content and origin. Google Maps gives us fast and easy-to-use interface and the most detailed maps and high quality satellite images to use with our ERP-system. Using leading edge technology, MHG´s solution monitors the quality and characteristics of feedstock as part of an integrated end-to-end system for managing the biomass supply chain and procurement process.”
– Seppo Huurinainen - Managing Director for MHG SystemsCrate and Barrel
Retail
“Google Maps play a big role spurring success in our stores and catalog and improving the overall customer experience.”
– Dave Widmer - Senior Manager of Internet
UniCredit
Financial Services
“Flexibility, customization options and the global coverage of Google Maps are the main reasons why we chose Google technology.”
– Alessandro Appodio, Online Acquisition Specialist, Global Online & Mobile Banking di UniCredit
TRACKER
Technology
“What really impressed us was the flexibility of the Google Maps API Premier, the high quality, crisp imaging and the constant improvements and additions from Google.”
– Daren White, Lead DeveloperITmobile
Asset Tracking
“Google Maps API Premier provides us with all the information and functionality to continue innovating and leading the way in our field”
– Harald Treur, CEO, ITmobileIpso Facto
Technology
“What we valued most was the quality of its geographical coverage, aerial photography, speed of display, and universal format.”
– Jean-Louis Alaux, assistant general manager, Ipso-FactoM2VDC
Government
“Google Maps API for Business proved a powerful solution for geographical coverage and information sharing.”
– Denis Bailleul, co-founder and general manager, M2VDCReal Estate Australia
Real Estate
“With the mapping technology from Google, we're able to enhance the user experience, increase site stickiness, and improve the quality and accuracy of the data being displayed.”
– Simon Baker - CEOeNeighborhoods
Real Estate
“We've been showing the Google Maps integration to the team at RE/MAX and to our MLS customers. In short, they love it.”
– Andy Woolley - VP for Business DevelopmentCentury 21 / Mainrhode
Real Estate
“We want to differentiate ourselves based on user experience. If you provide a better experience, people will come back again.”
– John Rowles - Managing DirectorInterContinental Hotels Group
Travel
“We had a 35 percent increase in conversion rates for our United Kingdom and Denmark sites immediately after launching Google Maps.”
– Steve Sullivan - Manager of Web Reservations
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KPBS
Media & Entertainment
“The first thing that came to my mind was, what do people want to know? Where's the fire? How do we tell them that? On a map.”
– Leng Caloh - Senior Online Managing EditorCrimeReports.com
Government
“Google Maps has changed the way public agencies can do business – helping provide better citizen services in cost effective ways.”
– Christian Faulconer - COOBusiness.gov
Government
“We now make information available easily in an accessible manner.”
– Nancy Sternberg - Program ManagerCross Country Staffing
Other
“The Google Maps for Enterprise API is by far the most intuitive, flexible, and cost-efficient solution of its kind. ”
– John Chaffins - Senior Director of Product Development and User ExperienceGTX Corp
Asset Tracking
“It was very straightforward integrating Google Maps API Premier into our platform, and Google provided exceptional resources that made the process efficient and fast.”
– Eric Stalnaker - Director of Business DevelopmentEnkon
Asset Tracking
“We are very excited to partner with Google as we know that Google Maps are only going to get better, continue to evolve and be enhanced.”
– Cameron Kring - Director of Business DevelopmentSyncromatics
Asset Tracking
“Integrating with the API was a snap.”
– Josh Bigelow - PresidentPortVision
Asset Tracking
“We adopted Google Maps because of its ease of use and functionality. [It] integrated into our product seamlessly.”
– Dean Rosenberg - CEOTrak-It
Asset Tracking
“With Google Maps we get an internet solution with the functionality of a desktop application.”
– Felix Shterenfeld - Development ManagerYelp
Other
“Yelp uses the Google Maps API on 70% of its pages — the first map took hours to develop, and now several innovative tools help millions of users search and contribute reviews of local businesses.”
Sundance Channel
Media & Entertainment
“Google offers a clean and flexible API, along with easy customization, which was the main attraction for us”
– Jeff Kunken - Director of Digital Media and Creative DevelopmentOneTravelSource.com
Travel
“It was easy to integrate. It was really straightforward. Based on what we had going, Google Maps was, by far, easier to integrate than our other choices.”
– Brent Scott - Software Developer
NTM Technologies
Asset Tracking
“With Google Maps we can devote ourselves fully to expanding our innovative Tracking & Tracing solutions portfolio”
– Marco van der Hoorn, general manager, NTM TechnologiesmyTaxi
Travel
“Google’s solution was the only service worth considering that met our requirements for good reach, an optimal API and future added value.”
– Niclaus Mewes, Founder, Intelligent AppsPraxedo
Technology
“Google Maps API provided a flexible, function-rich, ergonomic and highly intuitive solution”
– Jean de Brosisia, Praxedo founderRightmove
Real Estate
“We compared Google Maps against similar offerings, and Google won hands down. Not only did we feel that the actual maps were far more current but because use of Google Maps is already so widespread across the web we felt that our users would be far web we felt that our users would be far more familiar with using it.”
– Donal McBreen, Application ArchitectClear Channel
Media & Entertainment
“Google Maps API Premier has an incomparable advantage – all of our users already understood how to use it from everyday use in the consumer world.”
– Gerhard Schrotter, International Project Manager
The AA
Automotive
“The dramatic increase in the number of visitors to the site, the time they now spend on the site and the number of routes downloaded is a clear indication of the benefits we have seen from implementing Google Maps API Premier.”
– Steve Wing - Manager of Mapping ServicesAircell
Technology
“Google Earth Pro has been a critical tool at Aircell Engineering and Operations since the beginning of this project.”
– Yong Liu, Senior RF EngineerMerriman Associates/Architects (maa)
Architecture
“We used to have to purchase reports for a lot of the information we can now obtain right within Google Earth Pro. The data layers are genuinely game-changing for us.”
– John Carruth, Director, 3D Design, Merriman Associates/Architects, Inc.Consolidated Solar Technology Company
Technology
“Google Earth Pro and Google SketchUp Pro have become indispensable for us. They are the first tools we turn to in developing residential and commercial solar projects, and they’ve reinvented the way we do business. ”
– Kevin Bassalleck, Director of Commercial Project DevelopmentThe Wetlandsbank Group
Other
“I probably would have had to start paying a consultant for geographical modeling and mapping, which would have cost many thousands of dollars. Google Earth Pro is my environmental consultant – I don’t know how I’d do my job without it. ”
– Seth Platt, Marketing Manager for The Wetlandsbank GroupClemson University
Government
“What sets Google Earth Enterprise apart from other geospatial visualization tools is its ease of use. It’s so simple that there’s virtually no training required among users.This includes emergency responders in the field, who need to respond to incidents versus thinking about how to use the technology.”
– David White, director of environmental informatics, Clemson Computing Information Technology (CCIT), Clemson UniversityAir Force Weather Agency (AFWA)
Government
“It’s definitely easier to get your mind around everything that’s going on. Nearly everyone is familiar with Google Earth.”
– Captain Perry Sweat, AFWAEarth Knowledge
Technology
“Google’s 2D and 3D geospatial and mapping solutions let us assemble, display, evaluate, and share data in entirely new ways to create common ground between subject-matter experts and decision-makers. ”
– Frank D’Agnese, PresidentThe City and County of Washington, DC
Government
“When equipped with access to geospatial information, police officers, firefighters, intelligence analysts and others are empowered in hundreds of ways to do their jobs more effectively. ”
– Barney Krucoff , GIS Manager for the Washington D.C. office of the CTOIslington County Council
Government
“Training takes 5-10 minutes - perhaps 15 mins for an in-depth training. It's never really an issue because everyone is familiar with Google Earth.”
– Rotimi Ogunnubi - Technical Officer
Northern Territory Government
Government
“Google Earth has provided the framework to easily view data in a huge range of client applications”
– Phillip Rudd, Director of the NT Land Information Systems Program
San Bernadino County
Government
“And it helps county workers to work smarter and creates better decision models. The old saying 'A picture's worth a thousand words' - is so true with Google Earth. You can zoom in and look at a house or property, the slope on a mountain where a fire has burned, or fly into the canyons and see how steep that terrain is and why a flood occurred. It's just amazing.”
– Mike Cohen, Information Services Application Development GIS Team Leader for San Bernadino County
South Florida Water Management District
Government
“The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is a regional agency of the state of Florida, and is charged with managing and protecting water resources of the region by balancing and improving water quality, flood control, natural systems and water supply in 16 counties with a population of more than 7 million.”
US Forest Service
Government
“For just the Forest Service owned and contracted aircraft, a 1/2 percent improvement in operational effectiveness saves us $875,000 per year”
– Robert Roth, AFF program manager with the Forest ServiceVirtual Alabama
Government
“Established on June 18, 2003 as the first state cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security, the Alabama Department of Homeland Security (ALDHS) coordinates with federal, state, local and private sector officials to collect and analyze information regarding terrorist threats and activities, to protect lives and safeguard property.”
Dell
Technology
“Dell is pleased to take advantage of the new features of Google Earth Enterprise Version 3.0 for both marketing and customer support. By visualizing global website traffic at www.dell.com in Google Earth, we are building a stronger sense of community with our internal and external partners through awareness and better visibility around traffic trends and patterns.
In addition, our global Enterprise Command Center gains a global view of customer activity at a glance, ensuring optimum responsiveness for customers with Enterprise Silver, Gold and Platinum Plus support. Google Earth gives us the intuitive yet powerful interface to critical business information that we need to manage effectively in today's fast paced business environment.”– Jamie Wills, vice president of sales and marketing systems for Dell
GeoAge
Technology
“High-performance visualization with Google Earth complementing GeoAge solutions has dramatically improved management processes in field marketing research, emergency response, forestry, civil engineering, and education.”
– Jeff Arnold, president of GeoAge
Statoil Hydro
Energy
“With Google Earth's intuitive 3D geo-browsing experience, researchers can visualize data more effectively, allowing us to explore areas of interest more efficiently than ever. Deployed in our Research Centre in Bergen, Norway, the Google Earth Enterprise system is used to synthesize large quantities of global data including high resolution imagery and terrain models and dozens of vector layers that are relevant to Hydro's interests. It's an eye opening experience to see years of accumulated geological and geophysical data appear with just a few clicks.”
– Ole Martinsen, Head of Exploration Research
Statoil Hydro - recent innovations
Energy
“Google Earth Enterprise has given us new capabilities that have made a real difference to the way we work, making us more productive and more efficient as a business. We’ve been really impressed with the range of ways we can use its power to address different challenges, and the ease with which this can be done. Even having used it for so many years, we still get excited exploring new ideas and ways in which it can help us innovate and problem solve. ”
– Allison Kennedy Thurmond, Ph.D. Leader, Global Basin Analysis, TNE RD EXP GBA, Statoil ASA