3. Agenda What do I get out of this? How Google recognizes you 4 1 What is Google Map Maker? High quality maps everywhere in the world 2 What is the process? 3 What do I need to learn? Demo of Google Map Maker
4. Google Map Maker Motivation 1 Lack of high-quality,multi-lingual maps 2 Need for up to date maps 3 Lack of comprehensive local data about roads, places, and businesses
5. A collaboration between "the crowd" and Google What is Google Map Maker? Crowd: Add Change Delete Moderate Google: makes edited maps accessible and searchable
6. Where can you map with Google Map Maker? 181 countries
7. Agenda What do I get out of this? How Google recognizes you 4 1 What is Google Map Maker? High quality maps everywhere in the world 2 What is the process? 3 What do I need to learn? Demo of Google Map Maker
8. Suggestions for Mapped Features 1 Map regions that you care about 2 Put local businesses on the map 3 Map physical features
9. Google Map Maker in action locally Dalat, Vietnam Lahore, Pakistan Before After See more at: http://www.youtube.com/mapmaker Before After
10. Examples of individual contributions Golfing in the Caribbean: An avid golfer mapped out this golf course in detail http://sites.google.com/site/mapmakeruserhelp/Great-Maps-by-map-makers Ivory Coast cloud cover: Even with no imagery visible through the clouds, this user used GPS
11. How can you help? 1 Better and more comprehensive maps, especially in rural and suburban areas 2 Up to date maps for evolving urban environments 3 More accurate local information to aid in development
14. Agenda What do I get out of this? How Google recognizes you 4 1 What is Google Map Maker? High quality maps everywhere in the world 2 What is the process? 3 What do I need to learn? Demo of Google Map Maker
22. Agenda What do I get out of this? How Google recognizes you 4 1 What is Google Map Maker? High quality maps everywhere in the world 2 What is the process? 3 What do I need to learn? Demo of Google Map Maker