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Google Crowd-Sources Maps

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'm-adding-moats dept.

Wamoc writes "Google has invited 'citizen cartographers' to refine the US map for Google Maps and Google Earth. 'Today we're opening the map of the United States in Google Map Maker for you to add your expert local knowledge directly. You know your neighborhood or hometown best, and with Google Map Maker you can ensure the places you care about are richly represented on the map. For example, you can fix the name of your local pizza parlor, or add a description of your favorite book store.'"

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  1. Re:This sounds familiar... by bemymonkey · · Score: 1, Troll

    Because OSM and OSM based products suck. I wish they didn't, and I'd love to use them, but they're pretty much useless for anything real-world - at least here in Germany.

    I've tried a bunch of OSM based Android apps for both general mapping and navigation, and the maps just aren't up to par... crowdsourcing is great and all, but it's just not complete or detailed enough.

    Now adding to or correcting Google's maps... that I could see working...