Google Maps for college campuses

Google Maps Platform can provide your students, employees and guests with the latest information without delay. With it, you can:

• Embed maps in your website with campus building-level detail 
• Offer customized visitor maps that are automatically updated and always current 
• Help students easily find specific locations, such as campus buildings, permitted parking lots, coffee shops, hotels and gas stations 
• Provide students, prospective students and visitors with directions to and around your campus or satellite facilities 

APIs that support campus maps and directions include:

• Maps APIs display static and dynamic maps, Street View imagery and satellite images, as well as enable customized styling to deliver the map experience you need for your campus and locations 
• Places API can geocode your campus information against a highly accurate national database of addresses 
• Routes API provides time estimates and routes for driving, walking, cycling and public transportation 

With Google Maps Platform, you can track campus vehicles on a map in real time for better fleet and asset management, as well as campus transit planning and operations. With it, you can:

• Understand where assets are located, where they’ve traveled and how often they’ve moved 
• Create efficient routes for even the most complex fleet itineraries 
• Track and visualize connected assets with precise location data 
• Obtain the information needed to optimize performance, routes, fuel usage and maintenance 
• Integrate trip planning and display transit routes, travel times and shuttle locations 

APIs that support fleet and asset tracking include:  

• Maps APIs display static and dynamic maps, including Street View images
• Geocoding API converts addresses to geographic coordinates or the reverse 
• Places API sends drivers to precise addresses based on reported locations 
• Directions API provides directions and calculates current and future travel times based on real-time traffic 
• Distance Matrix API delivers travel times and distances for one or more locations 
• Roads API creates precise itineraries by determining the route traveled and nearest roads along the way 

Google Maps Platform improves your retail operations online and at campus shops and bookstores. With it, you can:

• Help students and visitors find locations, directions and information about campus stores 
• Make it easier for online shoppers to enter their information 
• Reduce the number of steps and time to complete transactions, as well as avoid data entry errors for e-commerce 
• Simplify the shopping experience for mobile users 

APIs that support bookstores and e-commerce include:

• Maps APIs display static and dynamic maps, including Street View images 
• Geocoding API converts addresses to geographic coordinates or the reverse 
• Directions API provides directions and calculates current and future travel times based on real-time traffic 
• Places API provides store information, including location, contact information, ratings and reviews 
• Places API autocomplete feature enables users to populate known fields easily