Google Maps Opens Up Editing To Everyone by Greg Sterling
Last year in November Google opened up Maps to community editing, allowing people to move the pushpin markers to correct or improve the accuracy of business locations.
Yesterday Google told us that users will now be able to edit any of the details about a business or location or add new businesses, even if they’re not the business owner.
By increasingly opening up Maps to the community, Google is gradually evolving the product beyond an online “directory” site into something much more flexible, which offers a much broader range of information. Google also views Maps as a repository for data and media beyond text.
