How Does Google Maps Work?

There's a lot more to Google Maps than meets the eye! Since Google's aim is to provide in-depth information about nearly every public place on Earth, how do they keep such a data-heavy operation running?





Intro Theme: Showdown by F.O.O.L from Monstercat - Best of 2016

[Jeffrey_Wong]

"special AI"

Don't you mean human slaves completing reCAPTCHAs?

[nawresvibritannia]

Wait Riley does techquickies too now? when is Riley going on the main channel too??

[Yathuprem]

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I can only read this with once voice

[FL.S]

He sounds like a deep and more mature version of Linus' voice

[ildesu]

It works by telling me to turn left on a no turn intersection.

[luuketaylor]

Fun/creepy fact: Kakao Maps in Korea actually does go one step further to show you male/female and age group demographics when looking at place information like restaurants.

[flyingfree]

Notice he didn't say he wouldn't watch it, only that he wouldn't watch it at work.

[vonvon]

@4:26 that pun, lmao!
"Google simply has so many information gathering tentacles that if they were the star of a Japanese anime I probably wouldn't watch it at work"

[kotwin]

Riley as a Techquickie host? That's awesome!

[C_x_wtchrexe]

Very good video! I've always wondered how Google Maps got so smart that it can even tell you which lane you are supposed to be on... Only thing left to explain is where Google Maps gets the public transit data from. I think it's freaking incredible how they know every single bus stop even on small islands like e.g. Malta...

[mindnova]

Riley on anything other than Techlinked...this is truly monumental.

[luuketaylor]

The bit at 4:17 about demographic data is actually shown in Korea's Kakao Maps. You get not only the M/F breakdown in percentage, but also a breakdown of every age group (20s, 30s, etc.) which is a little bit much. But it is a thing.

[jimaanders]

Google Maps is really amazing.
I like the Street View to see the area around a store that I want to visit. Then I can see the parking lot and where the entrance is.

[Robert-owbs]

lol I live in Iowa so I was like "Wuuut? someone knows of my homelands existence!" when you mentioned Des Moines...

[MarcA]

Riley should be employee of the month :)

[BloodRider]

Riley, Techquickie? What has the world come to.

[RenoSydney]

The 3D imagery is actually constructed from photos taken from a plane, projected onto a depth map created by software analyzing those photos, but not satellite imagery.

[KingJellyfishII]

When you said "section A53" I immediately thought of arm cortex A53

[dolebiscuit]

1. The aquisition of Riley was one of the smartest moves Linus has ever made.

2. What if you had to pay money to use Google Maps? People would riot. But Google could make so much more money. Imagine a $12 a year subscription to Google Maps.

[t.j.scovel]

I'm happy you said The Monks correctly, but you are part of a country that the French language is a big deal, so I'm not too surprised. Thanks, Riley. Good to hear your sweet sweet voice again!