Daily Archives: August 28, 2008

Empowering Users to Map their worlds

Google is launching Google MapMaker for india, which will allow the rest of us to fill in the missing gaps in google’s map info for india.

In countries like India, great maps and comprehensive local data are hard to come by. And traditional mapping approaches are stretched to the limit in such environments, where infrastructure and local businesses are evolving at a furious pace.

This need inspired us in Google India to design and build Google Map Maker, which enables users everywhere over to create rich, deep maps and fresh local data. People can mark their favorite spots in their cities and hometowns, add features such as roads, parks, and buildings, tag small businesses to help users find them, and collaborate to map neighborhoods of interest. This product is motivated by the spirit of information democracy, where people can create information that are moderated and consumed by their peers.

This looks really cool and I’m going to try it out.

Here is the full article: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/empowering-users-to-map-their-worlds.html