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Online Map Making

Overview

Online Map Making

–Example: Google Map Maker

Open Source Issues

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Introduction to Google Map Makerwww.google.com/mapmaker

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Agenda

What do I get out of this?How Google recognizes you

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1What is Google Map Maker?High quality maps everywhere in the world

2What is the process?

3What do I need to learn?Demo of Google Map Maker

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Google Map Maker Motivation

1Lack of high-quality,multi-lingual maps

2Need for up to date maps

3Lack of comprehensive local data about roads, places, and businesses

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A collaboration between "the crowd" and Google

What is Google Map Maker?

Crowd:AddChangeDeleteModerate

Google: makes edited maps accessible and searchable

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Where can you map with Google Map Maker?

181 countries

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Agenda

What do I get out of this?How Google recognizes you

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1What is Google Map Maker?High quality maps everywhere in the world

2What is the process?

3What do I need to learn?Demo of Google Map Maker

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Suggestions for Mapped Features

1Map regions that you care about 

2Put local businesses on the map 

3Map physical features

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Google Map Maker in action locallyDalat, Vietnam

Lahore, Pakistan

Before After

See more at: http://www.youtube.com/mapmaker

BeforeAfter

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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

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1Better and more comprehensive maps, especially in rural and suburban areas

2Up to date maps for evolving urban environments

3More accurate local information to aid in development

How can you help?

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Google Map Maker at the country levelVietnam

Bolivia

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Situation: Cyclone Nargis strikes Myanmar

Before

1 week

Disaster Relief Support

After

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Agenda

What do I get out of this?How Google recognizes you

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1What is Google Map Maker?High quality maps everywhere in the world

2What is the process?

3What do I need to learn?Demo of Google Map Maker

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Demo

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Add points of interest, businesses, roads

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Draw a box to label an area

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Edit points of interest already placed

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Use shape tools to add regions, rivers and islands

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Draw roads and edit driving directions

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Map Maker YouTube Channel

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Agenda

What do I get out of this?How Google recognizes you

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1What is Google Map Maker?High quality maps everywhere in the world

2What is the process?

3What do I need to learn?Demo of Google Map Maker

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Your name on Google Map Maker

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Ways to use Map Maker data

Map Maker Data Download

Google Maps & Google Earth

Google Maps API

Google Maps for Mobile

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mapmaker.google.com/datadownload

Data file with all the roads, POIs and businesses in Africa added in Google Map Maker• Non-commercial uses• Used in a site/app free of charge for users

Intended for use by...• Non-profit entities• Government agencies• Individuals with non commercial intent

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Open Source• OpenStreetMap• Wikimapia

Who owns the data?

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Questions?