Street View cameras are a significant part of how Google gathers data for Maps, but it also relies on satellite and aerial images, and information from more than 1,000 third-party sources ...

Viral posts suggest Google Maps imagery shows a human trafficking plea in L.A., but police say there's no evidence of ...

Social media users have noted satellite imagery showing the words "HELP" and "TRAFICO" etched into the ground at a rail yard ...

Screenshots of a Google Maps aerial view of an industrial storage yard ... looked into whether the images are real. The Google Maps satellite image of the Los Angeles property does show the ...

Screenshots of a Google Maps aerial view of an industrial storage yard in Los Angeles have gone viral online because they appear to show the words “HELP” and “TRAFICO” written on the ground.