Archivi tag: Map Maker

In Africa, citizen cartographers tell their stories through their maps

Pubblicato il 22 novembre 2010 da Deanna

Earlier this month, we invited 60 of Google Map Maker’s top users in Africa to a community workshop in Nairobi. The event celebrated the contributions of exceptional mappers from across Africa who have collectively mapped hundreds of thousands of roa… Continua a leggere→

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Google Map Maker and UNITAR Collaboration Shines at Shanghai World Expo

Pubblicato il 30 settembre 2010 da Deanna

This past weekend at the 2010 World Expo, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Google gave a joint presentation and informational session about their recent work together in global humanitarian mapping.Illustrating his remarks with infor… Continua a leggere→

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Map Makers respond to the Pakistan landslides

Pubblicato il 9 giugno 2010 da Elaine Filadelfo

In January 2010, a series of landslides hit Atta Abad, in the Gilgit-Baltistan semi-autonomous region of Pakistan, causing loss of lives and blocking the Hunza River. Since then, the region and its 500,000 people are under continual threat from the ris… Continua a leggere→

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The world just became smaller: driving directions in 111 new countries

Pubblicato il 15 aprile 2010 da Elaine Filadelfo

Members of our Google Map Maker community have always told us that the biggest milestone after launching maps for their countries is adding driving directions. A few months ago we launched driving directions in 18 countries in Eastern Europe and Asia-P… Continua a leggere→

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Resources for Chile earthquake response

Pubblicato il 27 febbraio 2010 da Elaine Filadelfo

After hearing of the devastatingly powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile overnight, we began to mobilize several teams to see what Google resources could help with disaster response.Google Map Maker is currently available in Chile, and we… Continua a leggere→

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Announcing the winner of our Map Maker global competition

Pubblicato il 17 febbraio 2010 da Elaine Filadelfo

Google’s first Global Mapping Competition ran from December 15 – January 31, 2010 and the big moment has come: announcing the winner! The competition entrant who added the most universities, schools, hospitals, and medical clinics with high quality int… Continua a leggere→

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Imagery & maps in the wake of the Haiti Earthquake

Pubblicato il 14 gennaio 2010 da Elaine Filadelfo

Update (7pm): The layer is now available — see more details in this post.Yesterday a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, causing significant destruction and devastation. Since then, we’ve received numerous requests from relief organizations and our… Continua a leggere→

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Finding your way in 18 new countries

Pubblicato il 13 gennaio 2010 da Elaine Filadelfo

In certain parts of the world, getting around is a challenge. Not only are cities in emerging economies evolving rapidly, oftentimes there are no online services to help people navigate.One of the most requested features on Google Maps in Asia and East… Continua a leggere→

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