Map your world with Google Map Maker
Google Map Maker lets you add to and update the map, for millions of users to see in Google Maps and Google Earth. Get started mapping the places you know.
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Your town
Add detail to your town. Put your local bookstore on the map, trace the outline of your library, or place your favorite restaurant in the right spot. -
Schools and universities
Build a detailed campus map by adding academic buildings and walkways. -
Roads
Trace and add roads to Google Map Maker to help people find their way around.
Users are able to draw features directly onto a map where the borders have already been drawn, and can add features such as roads, railways, rivers and so on. In addition, users can add specific buildings and services onto the map such as local businesses and services. At first glance the site appears identical to Google Maps, and the three views (map, satellite and hybrid) are available which allow users to view the map data, a satellite image of the region or a combination of both.
Using the find or browse tools, contributors are able to add to and edit existing features on the map. Three kinds of drawing tools are available: placemark (a single point of interest on the map), line (for drawing roads, railways, rivers, and the like) and polygon (for defining boundaries and borders, adding parks, lakes and other large features). The approach encouraged by users and by Google is to trace features such as roads from the existing satellite imagery. This approach is stifled in areas with poor satellite imagery, and can hinder the creation of map data in those areas.
