Instant Google Map Maker Starter

by Limoke Oscar

In Detail

Geographic information is increasingly becoming an integral part of our lives. Sourcing and making a reliable geographical directory and database of the places we love, let alone one online, is a very expensive undertaking. However, with Google Map Maker, you don’t have to worry about the cost. Google provides a platform where individuals and communities can collaborate to put the places they love and know on the map for everyone to see and use across the world online, all for free.

"Instant Google Map Maker Starter" offers a simple approach to getting started with Google Map Maker with clear and uncomplicated examples and diagrams to take you through the process of creating and sharing your first map. This is meant to help you realize the full potential of this free web mapping platform for both your community and your business.

This book will help you out with discovering what Google Map Maker actually is, what you can do with it, and why it’s so great for you, your business, and your community.

You will find out more on Google Map Maker such as the countries supported, the system requirements including supported browsers, and some known issues. You will also be able to create point, polygon, and linear features and to create maps of places you know and love. You will also be able to understand how to review and moderate edits made by other mappers in Google Map Maker, and share edits , maps, and directions.

"Instant Google Map Maker Starter" is a simplified guide that will help you quickly create online maps of the places you know and love, to be shared by everyone in the world on Google platforms.

Approach

Get to grips with a new technology, understand what it is and what it can do for you, and then get to work with the most important features and tasks.This is a practical, example-rich Starter which helps you with the skills needed to learn Google Map Maker.

Who this book is for

This book is intended for those who would like to understand how Google maps are created and are interested in creating their own maps in Google Map Maker. No special skills or system requirements are necessary. You will very quickly understand how the Google Map Maker platform and community work and have your own map edits by the end of your read. You will also find useful communities and social media personalities to follow.

50 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2013

Reviews

[Bette Lamore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have you ever searched for a place on Google and it is not there -- or worse, at the wrong place? Well now you can correct the problem and enter the place location or correct it yourself! As a graduate student in GIS (Geographical Information Science) I have learned all about making maps yet we failed to cover how to use Google's free service. This e-book is an excellent introduction [[ASIN:1849695288 Instant Google Map Maker Starter]]for the beginner with Google Maps and easy to follow. I heartily recommend it!
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[Darren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative, very concise. I wish more "how to" books were like this. This book will get you up and running with Google Map Maker in no time. So go ahead map your community!

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must have for Google Maps enthusiastic!It is simple and clear. To grab a copy: http://www.packtpub.com/google-map-ma...