Public transit data, a key piece of the Google Maps experience, will soon find its way into third-party applications as the map-making experts at Google have just added transit to its Maps API.

Previously it was only available in the Google Maps Directions API and the Directions service. Transit directions will now return fare information where available, same as the Google Maps Android app.

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The Google Maps API now includes one of the most oft-requested developer features: Transit directions and information.

Advanced API Security, a new Google Cloud product available in preview, is designed to help Apigee customers protect their APIs from cybersecurity threats.

Over the past 30 days, Google updated Maps with ‘My Places’ tab and added offline maps and stop-by-stop public transit navigation to Google Maps for Android.

The feature works using data provided by transit agencies themselves, and Google says it plans to expand the capability to more cities soon. A new timeline feature shows details about past journeys.

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