Update (04/02/17): As expected, Google has finally put the kibosh on Map Maker. The company says it'll continue to bring more Map Maker features to Google Maps, but ...

Google Maps relies on 'landmark' information the search giant has 'bought in' from mapping companies such as TeleAtlas. But a new version of Google's Map Maker lets anyone add landmarks to Google Maps ...

Map Maker, the editing tool for Google's crowdsourced Maps, will disappear early next year, the search giant announced this week. Introduced in 2011 in the US, Map Maker lets you add places, "lines" ...

13:33, Fri, Nov 11, 2016 Updated: 13:41, Fri, Nov 11, 2016 Google is removing one of the best features from Google Maps as it looks to redesign its popular mapping app. The search giant has announced ...

You have a choice when it comes to maps, and the answer isn’t as clear as it used to be. Google’s maps are still king, but OpenStreetMap is making a name for itself, gaining favor among many apps and ...

Google has announced that it will be integrating its Google Map Maker into Google Maps. The project started back in 2008, and the service has been suspended due to people adding stuff to the maps ...

Google has sounded the death knell for its crowdsourced map correction system, Google Map Maker, ending its long-term use at the end of March. Never fear, though, many of those features will make a ...

Look at the number of people flipping out their mobiles and opening the Google Maps to find out the direction to a restaurant or a retail outlet. Look at the number of people flipping out their ...

After pranksters used Google Map Maker to draw an Android peeing on an Apple Logo and engage in other acts of spammy vandalism, Google has announced that it will temporarily shut down its online map ...

Google is suspending a service that allowed members of the public to contribute to its maps, following vandalism. Map Maker allowed users to draw features, adding roads, rivers, green spaces and local ...

Google’s map offerings build in the human intelligence on the front end, and that’s what allows its computers to tell you the best route from San Francisco to Boston. In an exclusive story by the ...

One hack appeared to put ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden in the White House Google is suspending a service that allowed members of the public to contribute to its maps, following vandalism. Map Maker ...