New Google tool lets locals edit and add to map of the United States. April 19, 2011— -- Nearly three years after first releasing Map Maker, Google is finally ready to let its users edit and add ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Getting around will soon be easier for Google Maps users, the company plans to give you the power to update the map to fill in missing streets. Those of you in new ...

Google Maps already helps you get from point A to point B, but now Google Map Maker will allow users in the U.S. to edit those maps with more details, and to see what other users have added.This is a ...

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Google users will soon notice “Suggest an Edit” or “Add a Missing Place” options on Google Maps applications and on Google Search. Want to suggest an edit on Google Maps? Google is listening. Google ...

John Hanke, Director of Maps & Earth, told us at the time that Google would move beyond just place markers and allow registered users to edit Maps more […] Last year in November Google opened up Maps ...

We’re all about to have a much bigger say in how Google Maps works. Google has announced that it’s turning to the power of the people with a number of new features that will allow users to more easily ...

Crowdsourcing plays a big role in keeping Google Maps accurate and current. Google is introducing a more immersive desktop tool to edit roads in Maps over the coming months. From maps.google.com, you ...

It’s hard to believe, but for the last few years Google Maps users in the United States have been missing out on a pretty important feature (though there’s a decent chance you’ve never heard of it).

Google plans to introduce a new feature to Google Maps that will allow users to draw missing roads directly on the map, ostensibly improving the service’s coverage in some areas where Google’s data ...