Developers can now add live Google Maps data to Gemini-powered AI app outputs

Developers can now add live Google Maps data to Gemini-powered AI app outputs

Google is adding a new feature for third-party developers building atop its Gemini AI models that rivals like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and the growing array of Chinese open source options are unlikely to get anytime soon: grounding with Google Maps.This addition allows developers to connect Google's Gemini AI models' reasoning capabilities with live geospatial data from Google Maps, enabling applications to deliver detailed, locatio…

Google Integrates Gemini AI with Live Maps Data for Developers

In a move that could redefine how artificial intelligence interacts with real-world geography, Google has unveiled a groundbreaking integration: grounding its Gemini AI models with live data from Google Maps. This new feature, rolled out through the Gemini API, allows developers to infuse their applications with up-to-date geospatial information, drawing from a vast database of over 250 million places worldwide. Announced just days ago, the upda…

Google brings live Google Maps data to its Gemini models

Google is rolling out a new feature in the Gemini API called "Grounding with Google Maps." This update lets developers link their AI apps directly to current, structured location data from Google Maps. The article Google brings live Google Maps data to its Gemini models appeared first on THE DECODER.