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Instant Google Map Maker Starter

By : Limoke Oscar
Book Image

Instant Google Map Maker Starter

By: Limoke Oscar

Overview of this book

Geographic information is increasingly becoming an integral part of our lives. Sourcing and making a reliable geographical directory and database of the places we love, let alone one online, is a very expensive undertaking. However, with Google Map Maker, you don't have to worry about the cost. Google provides a platform where individuals and communities can collaborate to put the places they love and know on the map for everyone to see and use across the world online, all for free."Instant Google Map Maker Starter" offers a simple approach to getting started with Google Map Maker with clear and uncomplicated examples and diagrams to take you through the process of creating and sharing your first map. This is meant to help you realize the full potential of this free web mapping platform for both your community and your business.This book will help you out with discovering what Google Map Maker actually is, what you can do with it, and why it's so great for you, your business, and your community. You will find out more on Google Map Maker such as the countries supported, the system requirements including supported browsers, and some known issues. You will also be able to create point, polygon, and linear features and to create maps of places you know and love. You will also be able to understand how to review and moderate edits made by other mappers in Google Map Maker, and share edits , maps, and directions. "Instant Google Map Maker Starter" is a simplified guide that will help you quickly create online maps of the places you know and love, to be shared by everyone in the world on Google platforms.
Table of Contents (7 chapters)

Chapter 1. Instant Google Map Maker Starter

Welcome to the Instant Google Map Maker Starter. This book has been especially created to provide you with all the information that you need to get set up with Google Map Maker. You will learn the basics of Google Map Maker, get started with creating your own Maps, and discover some tips and tricks for using Google Map Maker.

This document contains the following sections:

So, what is Google Map Maker? – find out what Google Map Maker actually is, what you can do with it, and why it's so great.

System Requirements – learn how and what you need to get started with Google Map Maker with the minimum fuss and then get up and running in no time.

Quick Start – this section will show you how to perform one of the core tasks of Google Map Maker—mapping the places you love and know. Follow the steps to create your own map features, which will be the basis for most of your work in Google Map Maker.

Top features you need to know about – here you will learn how to perform five key tasks with the most important features of Google Map Maker. By the end of this section you will be able to add features, edit features, review edits, browse features, manage neighborhoods, and share edits.

People and places you should get to know – every community project is centered on a community. This section provides you with many useful links to the project page and forums, as well as a number of helpful articles, tutorials, blogs, discussion groups, and social media forums (Twitter, Google plus, Facebook) for Google Map Maker super-contributors.