2. Google Confidential and Proprietary
Mission Statement
Let's organize the world’s
geographic information and
make it universally
accessible and useful.
3. Google Confidential and Proprietary
Maps are Important
backpacker hostel in Kathmandu
computer repair shop in Cupertinouniversity in Boston
yoga class in Paris
place of worship in Calcutta
pisco in Peru University for best degree
Spice garden
Road to Katharagama
nsbm in nugegoda
Rd de mel road
backpacker hostel in Kathmandu
computer repair shop in Cupertinouniversity in Boston
safari in Kenya yoga class in Paris
dentist in Zurich
place of worship in Calcutta
pisco in Perusurfing at Bondi Beach University for best degree
Spice garden Road to Katharagama
nsbm in nugegoda
backpacker hostel in Kathmandu safari in Kenya yoga class in Paris
dentist in Zurich
place of worship in Calcuttapisco in Perusurfing at Bondi Beach University for best degree
Spice garden Road to Katharagama
nsbm in nugegoda
Rd de mel road
backpacker hostel in Kathmandu
computer repair shop in Cupertinouniversity in Boston
safari in Kenya yoga class in Paris
dentist in Zurich
place of worship in Calcutta
pisco in Perusurfing at Bondi Beach University for best degree
Spice garden Road to Katharagama
nsbm in nugegoda
Rd de mel road
backpacker hostel in Kathmandu
computer repair shop in Cupertinouniversity in Boston
safari in Kenya yoga class in Paris
dentist in Zurich
place of worship in Calcutta
pisco in Peru
Spice garden Road to Katharagama
nsbm in nugegoda
Rd de mel road30%
all Google searches
are looking for places
40%
Google mobile search
are looking for places
Rd de mel road
5. Google Confidential and Proprietary
Usable: Local information for roads, places, businesses.
Accurate: Up-to-date in our rapidly changing world.
Ever-changing World
Comprehensive: High-quality everywhere.
A need for maps that are:
6. Google Confidential and Proprietary
The Missing Link
You know your part of the world
better than any body else.
We'd like to help you share what you know
with the rest of the world.
15. Google Confidential and Proprietary
How to Find
Edit in Google
Map Maker link
Or go to:
www.google.com/mapmaker
www.google.com/maps
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How to Map
Pan and zoom
Quick Start Guide to
Google Map Maker
use layers to view
specific data
Add New
points, lines
and shapes
Browse to
see all
existing data
Link to
this page
Edit existing
points, lines,
and shapes
See and Review
others changes
Your recent
changes
Gear Icon for
Help, Discuss,
Settings, etc.
Turn on
StreetView
Top
Contributors
Switch
between
Map and
Satellite
Views
Make sure
you click
"Sign In"
27. Google Confidential and Proprietary
FAQs
Q. Wait. Anyone can change Google Maps?
A. Yes. Anyone signed in with a Google Account can change the map. But everything
goes through review by a team of Googlers and mappers with local knowledge.
Q. How long does it take for my changes to show up on Google Maps?
A. Once approved, it takes minutes. It may take anywhere from an hour to a few days
to approve your edit, depending on the complexity of it.
Q. Is there a mobile version?
A. No. There's no mobile version. But there is an Android app, MyTracks, that lets you
collect GPS tracks and works pretty well with Map Maker Overlays.
Q. Can anyone review?
A. Yes. Anyone can review, but whether a change gets published depends on how
trusted the mapper and reviewer(s) are and how sensitive the map data being changed
is. Reviewing others changes will get your changes reviewed more quickly, too.
29. Google Confidential and Proprietary
Issue Tracker
http://code.google.com/p/google-mapmaker/issues/list
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How to Sign in
Click on
"Sign In"
Go to:
www.google.com/mapmaker
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How to Sign in
Then, click
"Sign In".
Need an account?
Click "Sign Up".
Have an
account? Enter
your email and
password.
Can't remember
you password?
Click here.
35. Google Confidential and Proprietary
Mapping for a Cause
1 week
Cyclone Nargis strikes Myanmar (Burma) April 2008.
Before After
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Slide is Google Confidential and
Property,
Remake by
Asith Wijenayake
(Google Mapper)
Editor's Notes
Google's mission is to organize the world' information. Within Google Maps, it's to organize the world's geographic information.
In fact, knowing "where things are" is really important. Over 30% of all Google searches involve a place or location.
And on mobile, where you often have your device outside, it's even more important.
But when Google started, it was very difficult to find data that you could purchase. This was Google Maps in 2005, where the only data Google had was for US, Canada, and the UK, only 15% of the world. But Google knew there was much more of the world that still needed maps.
There is a strong need for maps that can keep up with our changing world, that exist for all parts of the world, and that are locally relevant down to everyday people.
Google users were telling Google every day exactly how to the maps in their neighborhood were lacking. Google realized that you are the missing link in having the best possible maps. You know your neighborhood better than any one else. Google wants to let people share their local knowledge with others.
In 2008, Google Map Maker was launched. It is a tool linked to from Google Maps, that lets you add or change the map using your own local knowledge.
Today, Map Maker has allowed us to create this. We can now all enjoy local maps in local languages made by the local people.
Here's a quick overview of how Google Map Maker works: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8XVk1hWWok
Add or change the map on Google Map Maker and, after approval, it will be show live on Google Maps in a few minutes!
It also shows up in Google Earth, Google Maps for Mobile, Google Maps API, Google Maps Search, Google Maps Driving Directions, etc. (Note: These may take longer to appear, up to several weeks.)
And you can do it for your hometown, too! There are so many ways you can improve how the places you care about look on Google Maps using Google Map Maker.
It is available in over 200 countries and territories and over 60 languages. Full list of countries here.
All it takes is one passionate person to start to put your hometown on the map.
Have a question? Check out our Help Center for more information about Google Map Maker.
Want to see how Map Maker works? Check out our YouTube channel for tips, tricks, tutorials, and neat time-lapse videos: www.youtube.com/googlemapmaker
Question still not answered by Help Center or YouTube, or you're interested in meeting other passionate mappers? Check out our Discussion Forums.
Or if you prefer using social media, join our G+ Community.
MapUps are a great way to get the word out. Learn more about how to set up your own MapUp here: http://goo.gl/XVh1M
Here's how some mappers are changing their world by mapping on Google Map Maker: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AuOoR5-qvw
Watch edits as they happen in real-time all over the world with Map Maker Pulse! Mappers are everywhere.
Anything is possible with Google Map Maker! Check out this 3 year long time-lapse video of users creating the maps of Faisalabad, Pakistan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd5QO2Mwi44
Have something to report? Find existing issues or log new ones in the Issue Tracker.
You can also sign up to hear about new country launches in the "Wiki" section.
A Google Account is necessary to use Google Map Maker. Let's walk through how to open a Google Account. First click go to www.google.com/mapmaker and click "Sign In".
If you have an account, please sign in. If not click "Sign Up".
This is what the login screen looks like if you need to create an account.
Several other disaster mapping initiatives: like Pakistan Floods, Horn of Africa famine, South Sudan humanitarian crisis, etc.