Google Map Maker for South Africa and Egypt added to Google Maps

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Google Map Maker for South Africa and Egypt added to Google Maps

July 3rd, 2012 by Susan Smith

Google Maps has made available Google Map Maker for South Africa and Egypt.

With Google Map Maker, you can contribute your local knowledge to make a map with more detail and depth. You can start in your neighborhood and add features and favorite spots like restaurants and parks, or recent roadway changes. Once approved, your contributions will appear on Google Maps, Google Earth and Google Maps for mobile, reflecting your real-life neighborhood.

Tags: geospatial, GIS, Google Map Maker, Google Maps, Google Maps for Mobile, lbs, location

Categories: Google, LBS, location based services, mobile

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