Google Maps Platform acts both as a search engine to find the business that users are looking for and as a map that directs users to that location.

Google Maps Platform highlights providing a business phone number as well as other contact or visit information.

When exploring or evaluating a business, visuals can easily be the determining factor.

The commercial credibility of Google Maps includes:
Star ratings, User reviews, Photos shared by users.

The consumer can use the location to view estimated delivery times for each product before adding the item to their cart, and then provide real-time delivery tracking as the order progresses. Displaying a product’s estimated delivery date on the product page or in the shopping cart gives retailers a distinct advantage; 75% of respondents to the Convey survey said it made them more likely to buy them.

Google Maps Platform helps retailers keep their customers informed of their hours of operation and also allows them to keep customers informed about the current operational status.

By tracking the driver’s location and real-time traffic information, Google Maps Platform can inform businesses if traffic conditions are delaying delivery and even suggest an alternative route to the driver.

Google Maps Platform displays critical customer and order data on an easy-to-read map, allowing retailers to see in aggregate whether their business is thriving or distressed in a particular region.

• Google Maps creates the most efficient route for complex fleet distribution tasks with the “route planning” function provided by the “Directions API”.
• In order for you to make powerful e-commerce and last mile deliveries, the “Geocoding API” converts addresses into geographical coordinates and sends drivers to precise addresses based on user-reported locations with the “Places API”.
• Along with planning the shortest route, this function also provides an estimated traffic model that can dynamically update the route based on the current traffic flow.
• It is also possible to plan routes based on factors such as avoiding toll roads, avoiding highways, etc.

• In addition to planning the most efficient route, Google Maps Platform can also help match the “most convenient” delivery option and pickup drivers.
• Fleet distributors can use the “Distance Matrix API” function to compare delivery travel time from each starting point or satellite location to reach the delivery destination as quickly as possible.

• By tracking the driver’s location and real-time traffic information, Google Maps Platform can inform businesses if traffic conditions are delaying delivery and even suggest an alternative route to the driver.