Your AI is now a local expert: Grounding with Google Maps is now GA- Google Developers Blog

This post announces the General Availability (GA) of Grounding with Google Maps in Vertex AI. This feature enables generative AI applications to leverage real-time, up-to-date information from Google Maps. Key capabilities include providing timely details (hours, closures), answering subjective questions using user reviews, combining Google Maps data with business data for personalized summaries, and integrating with Google Search for comprehensive query answering. A Python code example demonstrates how to use the Google Maps Tool with the Gemini API.