The feature is rolling out in London, New York, Tokyo, Mexico City, Boston and Sydney
The move will add a new set of users in tier-III cities as well as in the rest of the Indian market
Places like a cafe, church, museum or hospital will have a designated colour and icon so that it's easy to find that type of destination on the map
This feature is available on Android devices only for now
DMRC ties up with Google to provide seamless travel to commuters
The new feature is only available for Maps users on Android
Google maps are not produced by the government so they don't stand any authentication
There should be some control over apps like Google Maps or Google Earth: Survey of India official
When you're sharing your location, the people you've chosen to share with will see you on their map
The newly added cities are Chandigarh, Lucknow, Vadodara, Indore, Mysore, Surat and Coimbatore
In the past, many including Twitter and Google have shown parts of J&K and Arunachal as part of Pakistan or China
This comes in the wake of the recent JNU row that led to the arrest of three students on charges of sedition and criminal conspiracy.
Users will be able to see the estimated time of arrival of cabs and fares.