07-30-2016 12:09 AM
I see a lot of fellow Lvl 5 Local Guides to be also Map Maker Regional Leads in their country, I have filled for the last 8+ months to be a MM Regional Lead for Guatemala but no luck so far. Google Maps map has several issues in Guatemala that could be solved but cannot update because MM is not open to Guatemala. While MM was open aprox. 2 years ago I contributed to the map.
Anyone around here could point me where I can apply to be considerer as a MM Regional Lead and start fixing map errors not only Places via LocalGuides ?
thanks
07-31-2016 11:33 PM
SolutionHi @neavilag,
This discussion at Mapmaker product support forum have answers to your question. Let me summaries some points here:
1. Google do not pre-announce which country will be open for Mapmaker. Check of Announcement section of the Mapmaker forum.
2. Google will select a team of Regional Leads following their Internal process. The "application" to become RL is closed.
07-30-2016 12:47 AM
Hey Norman, it doesn't seem Guatemala is included in the list of countries that have Map Maker. If my understanding is correct, there are no Regional Lead for countries that have no Map Maker.
07-31-2016 11:30 AM
Please read the accepted by Googler @GusMoreira solution of @Keith A in this thread:
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Mapping-Your-World/Australian-Regional-Lead/m-p/4419#U4419
Regards,
Jacek
07-31-2016 10:48 PM
Thanks @JacekNK and @iyudhi for the information.
What is said is that there must be a regional lead to be able to open MM in Guatemala. What I want is to be a regional lead. Had filled the form like 10 times for the last 10 months. So I was asking for another way of what was the criteria to be accepted and open MM in Guatemala.
Regards
07-31-2016 11:33 PM
SolutionHi @neavilag,
This discussion at Mapmaker product support forum have answers to your question. Let me summaries some points here:
1. Google do not pre-announce which country will be open for Mapmaker. Check of Announcement section of the Mapmaker forum.
2. Google will select a team of Regional Leads following their Internal process. The "application" to become RL is closed.
07-31-2016 11:40 PM - edited 07-31-2016 11:42 PM
@neavilag Where did you hear that there must be a Regional Lead first before MapMaker can exist? I always thought it's the other way around.
I think the biggest reason MapMaker is not available in a country is because the progam hasn't been approved by local regulators. In that case, there's nothing much we can do as users.
Also regarding Regional Lead application, in the case where it's available, from what I read from one of the posts in the past is that they're currently not taking new submissions. They will announce it when they re-open the application.
08-01-2016 01:54 AM
Hello !
I have the same question, I have applied for Map Maker Regional Lead from Nepal (Mid-Western Region) but still no response. Can anyone tell me what should I do before applying for Regional Lead?
Thanks !
Niraj
08-01-2016 02:15 AM
Hi @NirajBhusal,
According to Mapmaker forum, what you should do is keep making high quality edits to Maps.
When more RL are needed, Google screen individuals following their internal process, and check with selected individuals if they want to become RL or not.
09-06-2016 02:43 PM
@iyudhi what about Lebanon?
@IvanY wrote:Hey Norman, it doesn't seem Guatemala is included in the list of countries that have Map Maker. If my understanding is correct, there are no Regional Lead for countries that have no Map Maker.
About Map Maker - Countries being mapped
09-06-2016 02:49 PM
Per the article I referenced above, there's no MapMaker program (therefore no Regional Lead) for Lebanon:
Bangladesh Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Cambodia Canada Costa Rica Croatia Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Egypt El Salvador Estonia France Georgia Germany |
Hungary India Iran Iraq Italy Kazakhstan Kuwait Macedonia Malaysia Mexico Moldova Morocco Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Pakistan Panama |