How to add places to the maps that doesn't exist in the street view/maps but exists?

[nishdlive]

Street view takes some time to update, specially in a country like sri lanka they are not updated for 3/4 + years.

But lots of changes happen during this time like new places are created, new businesses are established and some goes down.
How to solve this conflict as a local guide?

[D-Elfrink]

1. Open Google Maps. Tap the Google Maps app icon, which resembles a location pin on a map. Doing so will open the map view.

• If prompted, select an account or enter your email address and password before continuing.

2. Tap ☰. It's in the upper-left corner of the screen. A pop-out menu will appear.

3. Tap ''Add a missing place''. You'll find this near the bottom of the menu. Doing so takes you to the "Add a place" page.

4. Add the place's name. Tap the "Name" text field near the top of the screen, then type in the name of the place.

• You'll need to spell the place's name exactly as you want it to appear.

5. Enter an address. Tap the "Address" text field, then type in the street address of the place. Make sure you include the city, state, and ZIP code if necessary.

• The more information that you include here, the quicker Google will be able to verify the place's existence.

6. Select a place category. Tap the "Category" text field, then tap a category that correlates with the place.

• You can search for a more specific category by typing into the text box.

7. Enter non-required information. You can add the following non-essential information about your place:

• Phone number - Tap the Phone text box, then type in your place's phone number.
• Website - Tap the Website text box, then enter the place's website address.
• Hours - Tap the Add hours box, select days of operation, and then add an open time and a close time by tapping SET OPEN AND CLOSE HOURS and selecting the correct times. Once you've added hours for at least one day of the week, you can add more hours for different days by tapping the ADD HOURS link.

8. Tap SEND. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so will submit your request to Google. You should receive an email regarding whether or not your submission was accepted within two weeks.

• On some Android phones, you'll tap a paper plane-shaped icon in the top-right corner instead of SEND.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

Kind regards,

Duncan