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Google Maps updates this week<\/a>: wildfires are getting their own dedicated layer in Google Maps; their tree canopy coverage tool<\/a> is being expanded to 100 cities; and a new Address Maker app<\/a> will make it possible to bulk-add Plus Codes<\/a> to locations without addresses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Google Maps updates this week: wildfires are getting their own dedicated layer in Google Maps; their tree canopy coverage tool is being expanded to 100 cities; and a new Address Maker app will make it… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[462,82,1076,487],"class_list":["post-1791788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-mobile","tag-google","tag-google-maps","tag-location-codes","tag-wildfires","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1789160,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2020\/08\/california-wildfires-2020-edition\/","url_meta":{"origin":1791788,"position":0},"title":"California Wildfires, 2020 Edition","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"24 August 2020","format":"link","excerpt":"Wildfire status tracking. 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