Archivi tag: Map Maker

When we launched the Latin America Mapping Competition at Campus Party in Mexico City on November 14, 2009, we weren’t sure what to expect. This was Google’s first ever mapping competition, after all. When the competition closed on December 15, 2009, … Continua a leggere→

All around the world, our Google Map Maker users have been in high-gear over the past six weeks, becoming Map Maker Ambassadors by organizing local events to spread the word about how people can map the places they know and love. Supported by Google, t… Continua a leggere→

Let the mapping begin! Google’s first Global Mapping Competition runs from December 15 – January 31, 2010. During this period, the mapper who adds the most universities, schools, hospitals, and medical clinics with high quality into Google Map Maker w… Continua a leggere→

Throughout December, Google Map Maker team members are touring around India with Google’s Internet Bus to show people how to create maps of their local villages and towns. The Internet Bus Project is an initiative to educate people about the Internet, … Continua a leggere→

At an event organized jointly by the United Nations and Google at Google’s office in New York, 80 United Nations delegates from more than 20 UN agencies, met with various Google product teams to explore how Google’s wide array of products and services … Continua a leggere→

This past Saturday, we launched the first ever mapping competition in Latin America during a live session on Map Maker at the Campus Party Mexico 2009. The competition officially kicked off at the event in Mexico city, where tech enthusiasts from all o… Continua a leggere→

Name: Mihai Voiculescu (Cartograful)Day job: Web programmer at itbox.roRegion mapped: RomaniaUntil last month, Romania wasn’t on Google Maps. Users started a Facebook Cause and a Twitter Petition to get Google’s attention on adding Romania to the map. … Continua a leggere→