The company Google stands out for having a lot of information about almost all aspects of reality Whether from places or even from people Something that It can put the hell out of the most jealous of privacy, but it is also useful to enjoy unique functions and amazing features. Thus, after registering each step taken by users with an Android terminal in their pocket, now it is also capable of knowing if a establishment is crowded, or what are the best hours to visit it according to the amount of people you want to find in it.
This is the new feature that search engine users are encountering when performing a simple search from the mobile A most useful and attractive feature to find out the trends of user visits to one or another establishment All this without the need to actively search for this information, just consulting the general information of the establishment on a regular basis. An extra point that further improves the experience of Google searches
Just perform a regular search on the web version for computers, on the web for mobile phones or through the wizard Google Now A restaurant, a bar, or other kinds of establishments have a place in this new function.As usual, the search result displays data about that place, representing it with photos if available, but highlighted by reporting address,phone number and other details of interest. The curious and novel thing appears when unfolding the information card thanks to the arrow at the bottom of it.
This is where a new bar graph appears This is, nothing more or less, than the information about the number of people who are usually in the premises according to the different hours of the day Thus, it is possible to move hour by hour from left to right and see how much the bars rise in each slot, thus enjoying first-hand information indicating when the place is usually crowded, andwhen it becomes empty All this with data collected according to the days of the weekAn important point in the hospitality market.
But how can Google know when an establishment is full? Very easy, by clicking on the question icon that appears next to this information, the company indicates that its data is collected directly from location history Or what is the same, recording every step taken by users who use Google Maps and other services. Somewhat controversial due to the power of knowing where each user has been at all times, but that Googlewants to offer in a useful way, focused in this case on recording the visiting habits of one place or another. Always without knowing the specific data of a user.
With this, Google has been able to create graphs of different establishments for easy consultation.Knowing what level of clientele can be found when arriving at the place. Curious, useful and quite interesting, although always with the detail in mind of knowing that Google knows all our steps.
