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Mapping & Earth Observation · Recorded milestone

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Recorded year2005

Google Maps lets anyone drag and zoom a seamless map in the browser, then opens it to other websites, starting the online map boom.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.