Kenya: Nairobi Transit directions now available on Google Maps

Google, in cooperation with Digital Matatus, has made bus & matatus (minibuses/ minivans used as public transport) routes information for Nairobi available to the public via maps.google.co.ke. This new Transit feature on Google Maps will make it quick and easy for anyone within Nairobi to find the best route for wherever they're planning to go.



The Transit feature on Google Maps is free, and can be accessed either via the web browser, as well as the Google Maps app on both the Android and iOS platforms.

• click on "Get Directions" button on Google Maps
• click on the "public transport" icon
• enter your place of departure and destination
• Google calculates the quickest route from A to B & suggest the transport that most conveniently suits your time of travel

Digital Matatus has also made various Nairobi Transit Maps available to download. See their website for a pocket map (pdf; below) and a wall map (pdf) as well as GIS data and GTSF data.
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Google Street View now lets you explore Madagascar!

The island of Madagascar recently became the fifth African country to receive Street View imagery on Google Maps, joining South Africa (2010), Botswana (2012),  Lesotho (2013) and Swaziland (2013)*. Enjoy exploring the country's great landscapes such as the Baobab Avenues in Western Madagascar, the Karambony cliffs in Southern Madagascar, the mangrove ecosystems along the North coast or the Barren Isles archipelago in the Mozambique Channel.

* Street View also covers views of selected tourist attractions in Tanzania and Egypt.

Google Street View is now available in Swaziland!

The Southern African country of Swaziland recently became the fourth African country to receive Street View imagery on Google Maps, joining South Africa (2010), Botswana (2012) and Lesotho (2013). Enjoy exploring the country's roads, its great landscapes, National Parks and Game Reserves, such as the Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary and the Malolotja Nature Reserve, as well as Swaziland's main cities Mbabane and Manzini!

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Google's Street View now live in Botswana

Back in February 2012, Google announced that it will bring the Google Maps service Street View to Botswana. It took the internet giant a couple of months, but from now on anyone can travel virtually through Botswana via Street View. The service is currently covering the streets of Gaborone, Francistown, Maun and Kasane, the major highways and roads in the country as well as the Makgadikgadi Pan and the famous Chobe National Park. Following the launch of Street View in South Africa just before the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Botswana is only the second African country to be on Street View.

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Arcade Fire: Your town in their new video!

The superb new Arcade Fire interactive video for their song We Used To Wait (track is on their latest album The Suburbs) uses Google Maps, Street View and HTML5 to give you a personalised video experience... Go to www.thewildernessdowntown.com, type in any city (it doesn't necessarily has to be your home town... ;-)) and watch the video!

They recommend using Google Chrome to watch the video...

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