Google Maps is the go-to navigation service for millions, but it wasn’t always as good as it is today. Back in 2008, Google launched Map Maker to allow users to help fill in the gaps to by adding ...

Zooming in on the map, the Web giant introduces a new tool for its crowd-sourced mapping app that lets users share and learn more information about their neighborhoods. Dara Kerr was a senior reporter ...

You have a choice when it comes to maps, and the answer isn’t as clear as it used to be. Google’s maps are still king, but OpenStreetMap is making a name for itself, gaining favor among many apps and ...

Google is suspending Map Maker, the service that allows anyone to contribute to Google Maps, following a prank submission that showed the Android mascot urinating on an Apple logo. When the mapping ...

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Google has shut down Google Map Maker. A support page went up over the weekend declaring that Map Maker is closed but that “many of its features are being integrated into Google Maps.” Map Maker was a ...

Look at the number of people flipping out their mobiles and opening the Google Maps to find out the direction to a restaurant or a retail outlet. Look at the number of people flipping out their ...