Particle Tools Changelog

4/24/2017 Google Maps Integration

Particle and Google Maps can now be used in tandem to easily find and track the location of Particle devices without the need for any additional hardware. Wi-Fi or Cellular networks are collected by a Particle device, and sent to Google’s Geolocation API in exchange for latitude/longitude coordinates.

You can enable the integration from the Particle Console:

Check out the tutorial for details on how to get started. To visualize your devices coordinates, check out the open source visualization app provided by the Google Maps team.

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