6 months ago, Google launched City Tours into Labs. It is basically a virtual tour guide, offering suggestions for walking tours of various cities or whatever search term you’ve entered. It’s not perfect. There is no way to recommend people walk down Google-recommended McDowell street in downtown Raleigh when they can and should take Fayetteville Street. But hey, it is still in Labs.
Now, City Tours is getting a few updates:
Show complete walking directions- In earlier times, Google estimated the time it takes to get from one destination to the next. Now, the directions offer entire routing information, taking into account such things as bridges, bodies of water, etc.
Import a My Map as a tour - Create a map of the things you desire to see. Then import it into City Tours, which will attempt to schedule a visit to all places on your map.
User interface improvements- These were designed to make City Tours perform more like Google Maps.
Now, City Tours is getting a few updates:
Show complete walking directions- In earlier times, Google estimated the time it takes to get from one destination to the next. Now, the directions offer entire routing information, taking into account such things as bridges, bodies of water, etc.
Import a My Map as a tour - Create a map of the things you desire to see. Then import it into City Tours, which will attempt to schedule a visit to all places on your map.
User interface improvements- These were designed to make City Tours perform more like Google Maps.
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