Google Map Maker

Google Map Maker is a started in 2008 by Google Inc., which makes it possible to work with a Google Account Google Maps. Originally the service was intended to create in emerging countries maps because the maps of these regions was poor. In the German-speaking area of the Google Map Maker was first in Switzerland and in Austria available, since 23 April 2013, the service can be used also in Germany. Worldwide data can be edited in hundreds of countries with Google Map Maker.

Functions

With Map Maker user streets, POIs, buildings and other can add. After considering the change for plausibility by other users to the change appear in Google Maps. Companies also have the option of incorrect company details and company locations to edit on the map and bring it to a current status.

Limitations

Unlike competing projects such as OpenStreetMap, providing their card information to the public under a free license, posts from Google Map Maker can be used by Google itself in full. Access to the original data must be requested on a form, using the legal requirements exclude, among other things use in navigation applications and any commercial use. The full functionality of the Google Maps API reserved for their use above a specified number of Google hits is a charge since 2011.