05-22-2017 08:45 AM
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A Los Angeles-based man says he started logging and editing information on Google Maps after a disastrous visit to an Urgent Care clinic: He chose it based on its purported hours of operation, but when he got there, found the office very-much closed.
A Tunisian woman proudly describes how she has added more than 100 cafes, hotels, and restaurants to Google Maps in hopes of promoting tourism in her city.
A disabilities advocate from the Dominican Republic says he adds notes to Maps on each place he visits indicating whether or not the location is wheelchair accessible.
While each of the 75 people who crammed into a Google conference room on Tuesday afternoon had their own motivations for becoming a Maps "Local Guide," the search giant had a unified reason to thank them.
"Our ultimate aspiration is to build the richest, deepest, most detailed understanding of the real world that's ever existed and to share that back to our users," Jen Fitzpatrick, the exec who leads Map, told them. "You are the community that's helping us build that understanding."
A Los Angeles-based man says he started logging and editing information on Google Maps after a disastrous visit to an Urgent Care clinic: He chose it based on its purported hours of operation, but when he got there, found the office very-much closed.
A Tunisian woman proudly describes how she has added more than 100 cafes, hotels, and restaurants to Google Maps in hopes of promoting tourism in her city.
A disabilities advocate from the Dominican Republic says he adds notes to Maps on each place he visits indicating whether or not the location is wheelchair accessible.
While each of the 75 people who crammed into a Google conference room on Tuesday afternoon had their own motivations for becoming a Maps "Local Guide," the search giant had a unified reason to thank them.
"Our ultimate aspiration is to build the richest, deepest, most detailed understanding of the real world that's ever existed and to share that back to our users," Jen Fitzpatrick, the exec who leads Map, told them. "You are the community that's helping us build that understanding."
05-22-2017 09:10 AM
Thanks, @Svivek397. Indeed an interesting read. Source: Jillian D'Onfro