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Tired of getting bad directions? Google Maps, Google’s popular mapping and driving directions tool, is now letting users correct its maps, Wikipedia-style.
Google Maps have some features hidden in them that make them more accessible than you may think. The problem is that you have to find them out by accident or word of mouth.
Prisoners are preparing to buy maps and plans from correctional services officials and warders, the SABC reported on Friday. The maps apparently detail how the department plans to prevent escapes this festive season, including when and where warders will be on duty.
If Google Maps has got a location in the wrong place, users of the popular mapping software can now help Google find its way. From this week, the company is letting Aussies and Kiwis edit mistakes in the web-based application - a feature previously only available to those in the US.
Street wiseGoogle has brought the idea of user-generated content a step further with its plans to allow users to edit Google Maps to make it more accurate.
Street wise Google has brought the idea of user-generated content a step further with its plans to allow users to edit Google Maps to make it more accurate.
In less than a year, online mapping website Google Maps has become the most popular mapping tool in Australia.
If you have the good fortune to have large grounds, for example, the little marker on the map might point to the start of your driveway. Or it might be in the middle of the neighbour’s garden.