Google Maps Gets Air Quality Index, Wildfire Layer on iOS and Android Apps

Google Maps has also started showing the air quality information from PurpleAir, which is said to be a low-cost sensor network. [image]( Google Maps has received a new feature that will now show the air quality index to users in the United States, on both Android and iOS. Google claims this feature to be proven helpful for the users to know the air quality conditions, whether it's smoggy, smoky, bad or simply wonderful in the US. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a measure of how healthy (or unhealthy) the air is. The index will also offer guidance for outdoor activities, when the information was last updated and links to learn more. Maps also gets a new wildfire layer that will provide information on active fires near your location. [Read More]( This is an email advertisement. If you don't want to receive communication, go here to [Unsubscribe](