Learn about Google Map Maker's basic functionality by creating a map yourself.
Introduction
Google provides a set of tools with which you can create your own maps: Google Maps and Google Map Maker. Google Map Maker is an online tool for collaborative mapping. Learning to work with this tool will make you aware of the power of online mapping techniques.
Google Map Maker
Google Map Maker is a web-based collaborative mapping application for creating, viewing and editing online geo-information. Map Maker was launched in June 2008 as a way to support the improvement of existing Google map data through the expert knowledge of local citizens. Map Maker uses Google Maps/Google Earth Imagery as a background, so that mappers can perform on-screen digitizing of terrain features or adding new information not contained in the imagery. Map Maker serves as an input to Google Maps, and many of the features that users add will eventually appear in Google Maps.
Below is a comparison of Google Maps data and Google Map Maker data. Some new features have been created by mappers at the bottom map and they do not yet appear in Google Maps. At the same time, due to refresh cycles, not all Google Maps features appear yet in Google Map Maker.
Map Maker activities have first targeted countries with minimal data in Google Maps. More country territories have been opened for editing since then, including the United States.
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