# Google unveiled Maps Imagery Grounding on Wednesday.

*genai · news · 2026-04-23 · Decrypt*

## Key points

- Google unveiled Maps Imagery Grounding, enabling AI-generated images and animations of real-world locations.
- The tool uses Google Street View data and is available in private preview within Google Maps in the U.S.
- Users can generate and animate location-based visuals using prompts through Google's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and Veo.
- Google is also launching new AI tools for analyzing aerial and satellite imagery to identify infrastructure like roads and power lines.

**Companies:** Google, OpenAI, Warner Bros. Pictures
**Countries:** United States

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