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How about opening Map Maker in more places?

There are some things wrong with some maps, the one I know are mostly street directions in Buenos Aires. But I can't modify them! Map Maker is not available here.

 

Are there any plans to open it again? You could use trusted Local Guides to moderate the changes. I know I'd love to be able to do that.

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Leonardo Benveniste
Level 5 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Re: How about opening Map Maker in more places?

Leonardo,

 

That is not under the remit of the Local Guides program. I would suggest that you ask this under the MapMaker forum, but it has already been discussed a lot.

 

The simple answer is that no-one knows when Google will be re-opening more countries, but I am sure that it will be widely announced when they do.

 

Don't worry though, if you make LG edits in a country that is not yet reopened, your edit will still go into the review queue.

MapMaker forum: http://goo.gl/6e5Kv9 :: Maps forum: http://goo.gl/Xy2G79 :: Give Kudos for great content!

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Re: How about opening Map Maker in more places?

Leonardo,

 

That is not under the remit of the Local Guides program. I would suggest that you ask this under the MapMaker forum, but it has already been discussed a lot.

 

The simple answer is that no-one knows when Google will be re-opening more countries, but I am sure that it will be widely announced when they do.

 

Don't worry though, if you make LG edits in a country that is not yet reopened, your edit will still go into the review queue.

MapMaker forum: http://goo.gl/6e5Kv9 :: Maps forum: http://goo.gl/Xy2G79 :: Give Kudos for great content!
Level 7

Re: How about opening Map Maker in more places?

But as an LG I can't change any info outside businsess and there are a few places where I get wrong turns on Google Maps Navigarion by car and there's no way to modify it.

 

I know it's not an LG thing but since Google is already trusting us with Google Maps changes, they could use the high level LG (only L5 maybe) to moderate changes made in each country.

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Leonardo Benveniste
Level 5 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Level 10

Re: How about opening Map Maker in more places?

Leonardo,

 

MapMaker has a very steep learning curve, which is why brand new editors are not invited to become regional leads in the areas that are open for editing.

Becoming a level 5 in Local Guides takes an awful lot less work, and, although admirable, is no measure of mapping ability.

 

Report a problem is still available for issues that you cannot fix yourself via Local Guides, which is referenced by Google in order to make required changes.

MapMaker forum: http://goo.gl/6e5Kv9 :: Maps forum: http://goo.gl/Xy2G79 :: Give Kudos for great content!
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Re: How about opening Map Maker in more places?

Hola @LeoBenveniste

Accede a este link y carga el problema que indicas en  este foro específico, en Argentina está deshabilitarlo por el momento MapMaker, lo estuvo pero existieron abusos y creación de mapas que no corresponden. Por otro lado puedes solicitar modificación directamente por sugerencias en Maps, pasando la foto del problema, las revisiones son muy lentas, porque hay muchas solicitudes, las nuestras las toma directamente el equipo de Google Maps no tenemos revisores locales o autorizados.

 

fijate aquí. --> https://goo.gl/xAhnAM 

 

saludos 

Level 10

Re: How about opening Map Maker in more places?

Hi,

In some countries Map Maker is not openned mainly because of legal and/or copyright restrictions. So, in many of these countries there are no problems to change business informations as Local Guide on GMaps, but changing other maps informations, which is possible in Map Maker, is not allow. It doesn't depend on trusting level of LG or mappers.

 

Regards,

Jacek

Google Diamond Product Expert - Maps, Business Profile, Earth, Gmail, Accounts | Street View Trusted Photographer | Local Guide | retired: Map Maker Help Forum Top Contributor & Poland RER/RL
Level 2

Re: How about opening Map Maker in more places?

I'm a Nigerian based in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. I couldn't find any mapmaker in my entire region(W.Africa) among the list of mapmakers at my disposal.

Hope to be a good mapmaker in this region if I am considered.


@FaridM wrote:

Hola @LeoBenveniste

Accede a este link y carga el problema que indicas en  este foro específico, en Argentina está deshabilitarlo por el momento MapMaker, lo estuvo pero existieron abusos y creación de mapas que no corresponden. Por otro lado puedes solicitar modificación directamente por sugerencias en Maps, pasando la foto del problema, las revisiones son muy lentas, porque hay muchas solicitudes, las nuestras las toma directamente el equipo de Google Maps no tenemos revisores locales o autorizados.

 

fijate aquí. --> https://goo.gl/xAhnAM 

 

saludos 


 

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Re: How about opening Map Maker in more places?

@LeoBenveniste Earlier this week Google announced that they will be shutting down Map Maker next year so it will not be opening in any new countries now will they be accepting any new Regional Leads. You can make edits to the map via Google Maps, however, including adding new places, editing places, moderating edits, and more. 

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Re: How about opening Map Maker in more places?

A partir del 27 de Abril de 2017 ya puedes modificar o actualizar datos de rutas, calles, avenidas, carreteras, etc. Con la nueva versión de Google Maps para iOS y Android Puedes visitar el siguiente mensaje con mas información https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Espa%C3%B1ol/Actualizar-o-Modificar-Google-Maps-en-Android-y-i... Saludos