At the annual Google I/O conference today, the development team in charge of Google Maps unveiled an impressive collection of user interface updates and APIs. In fact, the news Maps is billed as literally being the UI with layers of interactive technologies for the user’s enjoyment and engagement. Translation? Google Maps now rolls ratings, specific directions, transit schedules, offers and promotions, related points of interests, and 3D imaging of indoor spaces all into one navigable platform.

Available this summer for Android and iOS, Google Maps has a bevy of features that allows the users to explore on the move. For example, something that would temper my outrageous road rage is, live coverage of incidents en route, say, for example, traffic. It will soon be possible for mobile users to be alerted of traffic or traffic accidents in real-time. But what good is that if you’re stuck from bumper to bumper? Another feature of the new direction and navigation mapping platform is dynamic re-routing which will find alternate routes when said incidents occur.

So while you’re taking your alternate route, a new explore feature lets you go to different places and landmarks based on either categories, recommendations, or your favorites. Places now include ratings from your friends and from the professionals over at Zagat. You can even filter your results based on friends. And when you chose a destination that’s not on a main road or intersection, Google will automatically highlight and label those streets to give navigation an extra added convenience.

Imaging technology is also at a new height in maps as users can upload photos from inside of a building. By doing this, Google aggregates each photo and presents the inside of buildings with panoramic views. This is best seen in the new Google Earth feature so you can check out the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel without leaving the couch. Even more impressive with Earth is that you can zoom out of the atmosphere into Space–which by the way shows clouds moving in real-time–and you can see cities on the other side of the world lit up at night. Or, if you prefer, you can locate, for example, reefs and atolls and view them from underwater with crystal clarity.

The Google Earth feature is now available but the mobile Maps will be available on Android, and yes iOS, sometime this summer.