If you've ever wondered what the elevation of your location is, you can find out with Google Maps on both desktop and mobile.

If you're going on a hike or just curious about a specific place's altitudes, Google Maps makes it easy to find the elevation ...

When you think of Google Maps, you often only associate it with how to get around new cities. However, it's filled with secret features that you probably did not know about. In fact, did you know that ...

Google has quietly added elevation data to bike routes in its Maps service, providing better intel for intrepid cyclists. The feature, which launched Friday, seems to work for much of the U.S. and ...

The popular mapping service will tell you elevation changes on your walking route. If that sounds familiar it’s because Google introduced a similar feature for cyclists back in 2014. That version ...

We mentioned in our post on simulating lakes that Google Earth’s elevation data is often very inaccurate in mountainous areas. When looking around the 3D imagery of Rio de Janeiro, where the Olympics ...

Thank you to GEB reader ‘DJ’ for suggesting this idea in the comments of our post on simulating lakes. It turns out that the algorithm for drawing contours given a regular array of altitude data is ...

Google Fit got a huge redesign a few months back, and now some features from the previous design are trickling back into the activity-tracking service. With its most recent update, Google Fit brings ...

Although most people start exploring Google Earth by searching for a famous landmark or their home address, many surveyors realize the extensive online database is a valuable tool for visualizing the ...