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Reconsider selection criteria for new places

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The Goole Maps help section mentions "You can publicly add places, like a business or landmark, to the map", but when you click through to the pages with more details on which types of places exactly can be added, you land on the Google My Business help pages, listing eligible and ineligible businesses. A similar focus on businesses is reflected in the list of categories available to choose from.

My proposal is to move a bit away from this 'businesses-first-focus' and rather consider anything eligible to be added to the map which can be a destination for users of Google maps. Those are not always in search of something they want to buy - there can be lots of other types of destinations. An example would be some types of publicly accessible art forms. Right now there are categories for 'Tourist attraction' and 'Statue' and that's about it. But what about street art like e.g. murals? Those can not really be called a Tourist attraction in the sense you would plan your next trip abroad just to see it, but might very well be a destination for someone exploring a new city. This leads to awkward situations whereby even a very famous one by Keith Haring in Pisa is currently categorized as 'Exhibit'. By the way: if you want to see some really nice ones, check out this post started by HUMVILA.

 

Another domain where examples can easily be found is health-related POIs, such as

  • AEDs, an idea already suggested by AndrewCU (here) davidhyno (here), JMcG (here), RohithaF (here), I_SS_A (here) and Volkert (here) in other posts
  • baby hatch, as suggested by TorM (here)
  • safe injection sites (another suggestion from RohithaF) 

 

Also various water-related destinations seem hard to map right now, as shown in the post by Shahak_B about canal locks, based on his personal experience, the post by Nick-Hobgood on dive sites, which can be meaningful destinations both from the divers' and from an environmental perspective, the post by Elaa about offshore installations and this post by Arni on water ways. And as AJJvBEEK points out in one of the comments below: lighthouses are also not available as category to select. In another comment (page 9 of the comments) JordanBurleson mentions the new trend in water-related amusement: splash pads (or spraygrounds).

 

In the field of waste management and recycling, additional categories could be helpful as well, as e.g. illustrated in the posts about

  • dustbins by Jaidev_Kalla (here), Sanaidhgupta (here), Jhilikmukherjee (here) and ChandraBanu (here)
  • donation boxes by RohithaF (here)
  • recycling station by Clemersondesales (here)

 

And fellow local guides I jxsarlo and DAvagnina point out (here and here) that people practicing outdoor sports will most certainly benefit from having the possibility to add certain types of nature elements. Another nature-related suggestion was made by GEORGECANDERSON in his post on protected trees.

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Yes there are so many new category to be specified for eg  like. for lake which is a common tourist attraction .so also  for statue n .We come come across such problems when search the category. I feel mostly used and popular category  to be created from time to time as per feedback and needs  

jojo
Level 7

Hola amigos

Trabajo en una empresa que se encarga de instalar alarmas y camaras de video vigilancia

me pareceria buena idea crear estas dos nuevas categorias para incluirlas en los mapas ya que ademas de ser de uso publico seria muy bueno poder agregar las fotografias y reseñas de estos importantes sitios

espero tener apoyo en esto

 

Saludos

Manuel Montalvo

 

Timoteo
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Hello @sysfactory, I like the idea, as it is a nice illustration of a point I am trying to make in this post. Please also 'Like ' that one if you agree.

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¡Gracias por tu idea, @sysfactory! Necesitamos más información para comprender mejor lo que propones. ¿Puedes compartir  con más detalles las cosas que te gustaría ver o hacer? Por favor incluye una captura de pantalla, si es posible.

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Right now, the only available category that is related to it is Electric Vehicle Charging Station. So as a result Electric Vehicle Dealer in my City and elsewhere are using it. But the fact is that you cannot charge your Vehicle at the place as they are just a dealer of such Vehicle.

Kindly submit buttons in catagory  

School. 

Eventing place. 

Temple 

Identity contour roads on map. Landmark 

Hotel. 

Private schools.

Bakery

Pubs and bar

Circle 

These extra contributions categories to be added. Lot of other questions sub questions categories to be added to local guide app. Lot lot era requires. 

 

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Hi @Aple,

 

Thank you for the suggestions.

 

In the meantime, you may check Reconsider selection criteria for new places, as for further convenience.

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Add another category in Google Maps (to add place) - Sports - Paragliding

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Hi ,

 

Thank you for the suggestion.

 

For the moment, we would advise you first to try with the category Adventure Sports.

 

In the meantime, please make sure to check Reconsider selection criteria for new places, as for convenience, I have moved your post there.

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Hello @Rahul_Suresh is that a dealer selling different brands of electrical cars or just 1 specific brand?

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