Google has released three Google Maps application programming interfaces (APIs) for developers to map solar potential, air quality and pollen levels.

Google launched its latest sustainability tool, a series of environmental geospatial APIs that help cities, businesses, and other partners map solar, air quality, and pollen data worldwide.

Overture has just released its first open map dataset that should help third-party devs create mapping apps to challenge Google and Apple.

Google, in an attempt to help people account for this airborne inconvenience when embarking on outings and making travel plans, has added a tool called Pollen API to its Maps platform.

Always open Currently, Apple charges developers for its MapKit access when building non-native apps and Google charges for its maps API after a free 28,500 maploads per month.