From north to south, from west to east

Written by Kai Hansen, Product Manager

We are constantly adding new data about Russia to Google Maps. Today we are pleased to announce that now on our maps are available several new cities in various regions - from Astrakhan to Murmansk , from Rzhev to Irkutsk .

Detailed street maps also appeared in Omsk , Orenburg , Kursk and Magnitogorsk . In all 8 cities on the maps you can find information about local businesses and institutions - restaurants, theaters and shops. Users can also add their reviews about any of them directly to the cards.

For example, this is how the map of Omsk looked like before the update - and after it:
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Residents of all eight cities will now be able to create routes on Google Maps, and Google Smartphone owners are available for Android smartphone owners. If on the way from work you need to drop into the flower shop, you can simply find it on the map and get directions through it.

Updated maps are already available on maps.google.com ; you can download Google Maps for Android smartphones in the Google Play app store.