Street Map Mobile

Use Google Maps on your phone, and never carry a paper map again. Get driving and transit directions.

Have you ever shown up to a transit station only to have to wonder when your late bus or train would arrive? Or not known if there was construction or service changes at that station? With live transit updates now in Google Maps and Google Maps for mobile, you can get live departure times (so you know when your bus will actually arrive) and live service alerts for transit routes. Learn how it works then try it out at www.google.com or in Google Maps for mobile.

This video is a simple screencast showing how Google Maps were used to create a static more static mobile experience for using the light rail in Phoenix, Arizona. A previous version had used Raphael to animate the train and indicate its real-time position. The app is part of CityCircles, a 2009 Knight Foundation News Challenge project that creates publishing tools for hyperlocal communities. Our first implementation was for the Phoenix light rail community. This demo is being shared with the online community to advance open-source software.