the platform of Google Maps just released a new feature for its Android and iOS versions: the air quality evaluator. With this new feature, the application will be able to show users which points where the stations air assessment are positioned and being able to click to receive the detailed data about the air in that region.
The feature will offer an option, positioned next to the air quality data, for users to learn more about where that data comes from. through a link that will take users to the website of the ''Environmental Protection Agency'' and PurpleAir, which is the organization that does the monitoring from the air quality through low-cost sensors.
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Google Nest, the smart speaker A competitor to Amazon's Echo equipment is already using PurpleAir data to inform users about air quality. Maps is already receiving updates through the new feature, however, initially, it will only arrive for the US and Indian markets.
A second function that was implemented by Google is the warning about urban and forest fires on the map. If you want to know where they are happening, you need to type ''fires near me'', and the first result that will appear will be the fires near you. This feature will be released in the United States only.
The latest Google Maps update does allow users to make use of voice commands to interact with the application. The purpose of this tool is to facilitate the handling of the application when the user is behind the wheel.
Through this, it will be possible for the user to ask what the next entry will be, stop his navigation and request information in the expected time to reach the destination.
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