Thursday, 28 August 2008

Google Maps India's Favorite Hangouts

Internet giant Google recently announced the launch of Google Map Maker in India. Google Map Maker is a global product conceived and developed by the Indian engineering team.

Google Map Maker allows users to add or edit features, such as roads, businesses, parks, schools, apartment buildings, localities and more. With Google Map Maker tools, users can add detailed information about these locations and this user- created geographical content is updated and made visible immediately to all other users.

“This is a great achievement for our engineering team. India is a challenging market – but one that has inspired us to really focus on creating technology that addresses real issues around local content and usability" said Dr. Prasad Ram, Head of Google R&D.

The product also introduces peer moderation allowing users to review the data their peers have entered to ensure map quality and accuracy. Other than India, Google Map Maker is available in 57 countries in Asia, the Island Nations, and the Caribbean.