Talk:Google Maps/Archive 3

message: It was just released today, it is insanely cool, and definitely must be added to this article ASAP! Hey guys thx for helping me get that new development history addition just right. I still can't figure out how google did it other than driving all over the place.
we need more info about Google Street View - i think it should have it own article --Zayani 20:18, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Google Street View 

message: I'm changing the phrase "provides 3D panoramic street-level views" to "provides 360° panoramic street-level views." You can move the point of view of the panorama around and take "virtual tours" of areas, but the views themselves are not stereoscopic and do not include 3D CGI. I can't find any references from Google saying that Street View provides 3D views.    I believe "3D" is being used incorrectly, whereas the panoramas are indisputably 360°. I found five websites that say or imply that Street View is 3D but I believe they are also using the term loosely or incorrectly.     If someone can find a authoritative reference saying Street View provides 3D views please revert this change.
My apologies for originally posting this in the wrong section. It was not an attempt at vandalism. 192.82.6.18 03:53, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: 3D → 360°

message: Shouldn't the article and text be changed to Google Local?  This has been the official name since it lost its beta status.  Even  is titled "Google Local".  Andrewski 14:02, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Been discussed. While the main Google use of the tool is on a page called Google Local, the tool itself, including the API, is called Google Maps (the API is the "Google Maps API", not the "Google Local API". Likewise, Google Moon and Google Mars also use the same underlying tool. Google Maps is a common component of all three. - Keith D. Tyler ¶ (AMA) 21:05, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

text: The fact that you've never heard of it simply means that you haven't been using it for a long time. When in beta, it was called Google Maps, then they took it out of beta and renamed it to Google Local. Then they changed it back to Maps again, and it's been that way since. Note that the domain http://local.google.com still works and doesn't even redirect to maps.google.com. —lensovet–talk – 18:42, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Google Local 

message: Re. "Some areas are obscured for security reasons, like the United States Capitol, White House and other government facilities in Washington, D.C.."
I didn't check the Capitol and other facilities, but a quick check at http://maps.google.com/maps?q=White+House&spn=0.003546,0.008837&t=h&hl=en shows that the White House doesn't look very obscured. Am I missing something?
CConrad 18:22, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm quite sure the White House has been photoshopped.  The U.S. Naval Observatory — home of the vice president is also blurred. -Aude (talk | contribs) 18:28, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

text: As I understand it, there is now a good bit of AA weaponry and other stuff on the roof of the White House, much of it large enough that something of it should be visible at the current resolution.  But all you see when looking at the White House is featureless white roof.  It's this contradiction between what is known to be up there, and the fact that nothing is visable at all on the roof on the images that has led people to state that the White House roof is edited.  No, it hasn't been blurred out like the Capital or the U.S. Naval Observatory, but it's been edited for security none the less. - TexasAndroid 18:45, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's flat brown, which is in contrast to older B&W sat photos from Terraserver, showing a white roof with normal-looking roof structures. Likewise, the neighboring Old Executive Office Building and Department of Treasury buildings have their structures covered in flat drab olive green, and their inner terraces are pixelized. The grounds of the USNO (also the VP's residence) are pixelized. The U.S. Capitol is pixelized. No such luck, though, for the U.S. Supreme Court building directly behind it, though oddly the building does not appear on the map or hybrid views. - Keith D. Tyler ¶ 20:49, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

text: It would be nice to have a more precise statement of what's blurred and who's responsible.  John Young at Cryptome documented various mapping services' pixellation of some U.S. regions, which was apparently done upstream by imagery providers.  (I also recall that Google Maps showed unpixellated images of more portions of Washington, D.C., during a period when the government of India was complaining about the satellite photography, but that those regions became pixellated again later.  However, I don't have exact dates when these changes took place.)  One possibility would be add a link to John Young's discussion, because I recall it as quite thorough, even if not up-to-date. Schoen 19:46, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  White House not obscured? 

message: Why is the paragraph on Google moon written in the past tense? It creates a false impression that it's a thing of the past. Google moon is alive and well today. Maybe it was taken down and then brought back online? Alex.g 12:43, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Honestly, I don't see the problem.  But if you do, please feel free to rewrite the section. - TexasAndroid 20:45, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Google Moon 

message: I was just wondering what the rules were about using Google Earth/Maps on Wikipedia. Are they considered software/web site screenshots or are the satellite images copyrighted in such a way as they're not allowed? -- MacAddct1984 20:16, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Can someone explain the licensing issue please? It is said that original work of U.S. government agencies is in the Public Domain. It appears that most of the images that are presented by Google Maps are original work of NASA. Are they in the public domain or not? The terms of usage of Google Maps seem to say different, they only talk about "third party" imagery. Can Google Maps use PD material, present it and put usage restrictions on it? Some of the images would be nice to use in Wikipedia, but how can they be easily found or accessed without Google Maps?Ratzer 07:51, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm pretty sure that much (perhaps not most) of the imagery is not from NASA, but rather from private companies (the "third parties") like DigitalGlobe.  There's the problem. -Joshuapaquin 01:35, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I have addressed this question at Talk:Google Maps/Fair use and placed a template at the top of this talk page. Jeepday (talk) 03:51, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright/Fair Use rules? 

message: How do you get detailed maps for China and Hong Kong on Google Maps, as the article claims? I can't find them if I zoom in there (using the Canadian servers). However, I can find satellite images for China and Hong Kong. Andrew_pmk | Talk 07:53, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  China and Hong Kong 

message: Re: the recently added Google Maps API page...
I think most of the API page should be merged into a rewritten "Extensibility and customization" on this Google Maps article. The section here mostly deals with the pre-API hacks which are pretty much irrelevant now.
I take the term "Google Maps" to mean the "Google Maps API". Although there was originally a separate (beta-only) Maps page, the mapping service that Google provides is now called Google Local. Google Local just embeds the Google Maps interface and adds features on top (such as driving directions).
To clarify the distinction further a separate Google Local page could be created where we can move various Local-specific information, such as the competitor links.
-Shreddies 19:07, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Google Maps vs Google Maps API vs Google Local (again)

message: We have "List of interesting Google Maps satellite images" listed under "See also" and we have "List of images compiled by Wikipedia users" listed under externa links.  Both of these take you to User:Joshuapaquin/List_of_interesting_Google_Maps_satellite_images.  Why is this listed twice under both headings?  -Aude (talk | contribs) 20:10, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: LOL.  OK.  Very, very good point.  I never noticed it was there twice. :)  OK guys.  Given that the link gets removed occasionally anyway, there's really no reason for it to be there twice.  Assuming noone else can come up with a good reason to have it twice, the next question is, which is the better one to keep?  I was always aware of the "List" one and unaware it was also in the "See Also".  The List entry is older, but the See Also entry dates back to last August, so it's not exactly young.  I'm not coming up with strong reasons for which to keep and which to remove, so I hope some other regulars can chip in, or we'll just go with Kmf164's choice for which to remove. :) - TexasAndroid 20:34, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think we discussed this ages ago - that it should be in the External Links section, because it needs to be stressed that it is not part of the Wikipedia project, and no Wikipedia policies (e.g. NPOV) can be assumed to have been applied to it. -Joshuapaquin 21:03, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with Joshua, for the same reasons.  BTW, the list is indeed very interesting.  -Aude (talk | contribs) 23:54, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Ok.  The "See Also" duplicate is now gone.  :) - TexasAndroid 13:12, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of interesting Google Maps satellite images 

message: It looks like they've added (at least major) roads for Western and Central European countries. I don't know the exact date this feature went live, but it should be mentioned in the "Development" section. f(x)=ax2+bx+c 23:19, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Roads, cities and landmarks, I should say... f(x)=ax2+bx+c 23:32, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Western and Central European roads 

message: I've heard conflicting stories that googlemaps has been created using imagery captured off planes and satelittes.  I'm talking about the very high resolution views here, not the ones of the world :P  Does anyone know any information about how the pictures were originally captured?
:Seems like both. Hard to tell exactly which (there've been some glitches that have made this apparent, though). The real answer lies with the data providers. 
The Katrina imagery was stated to be satellite for sure, though. I'd say the majority of urban areas are satellite.
Meanwhile, the scattering of insanely-high-res photos in Africa (for example the fairly famous "man on camel looking up at camera" shot) were definitely aircraft (they are from a National Geographic project).
- Keith D. Tyler ¶ (AMA) 06:50, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Satellite or Plane? 

message: * WikiMapia is a project aimed at "describing the whole planet earth". It is an Internet resource combining Google Maps and a "wiki" system. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AirBa (talk • contribs) 
:WikiMapia already has it's own page on the project, and has a link in the See Also section of this page.  In general that is sufficient.  If it's in See Also, there's really no need for a separate link in the External Links section, IMHO. - TexasAndroid 14:09, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: WikiMapia

message: For some reason, the North Pole is missing from Google Maps, although the South Pole is not. Perhaps this should be mentioned, given that the North Pole isn't exactly a minor feature of Earth's surface? - —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.100.8.71 (talk • contribs) 17:16, 2 August 2006
:The north pole isn't a solid mass like Antarctica is.  Consider the map at North pole; Google Maps shows just a giant blue ocean north of Greenland.  There's simply nothing to see. -Joshuapaquin 23:59, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Should be noted that Google uses a mercator projection. neither pole is on the map. The poles reside at + - infinity in both north and south directions on the map. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.3.50.60 (talk) 20:39, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing North Pole 

message: Japanese map data is apparently provided by Zenrin...--Ranma9617 07:56, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Japan 

message: Point 6 in the article lists: "Google's use of Google Maps: 6.1 Google Mars, 6.2 Google Moon, 6.3 Google Ride Finder, 6.4 Google Transit".
I would like to add 6.5: Google Maps Mobile. I'm not sure how old it is, but it appears that there's now a separate interface for Maps suitable for viewing on Java-enabled phones (Blackberrys and the like). Being that it's officially from Google, I think it is much more noteworthy than "Mobile GMaps" which is referenced at the bottom of the article -- Mobile GMaps is 3rd-party software, and not an official platform from Google.
Any thoughts? Chris 17:57, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Google Maps for Mobile coverage? 

message: Has anyone noticed that when you zoom really far into any place with high-res satellite imagery and set the view to "hybrid", the street map data is noticeably offset from the satellite imagery? --  Denelson83  10:01, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This isn't true for all high-res places - see here for an example of it being right. -Joshuapaquin 10:46, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Offset 

message: Added a link to bidnearby.com, found from this NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/18/business/18money.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Eugene a 03:11, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  New External Link 

message: I suggest that this section be converted into a table, having row represent each country columns represent service available: map, local business search, street level search, driving directions, and business center. --Voidvector 05:11, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coverage details 

message: Just found out this google maps mashups resource, located at http://www.gmapsdirectory.com . Seems like they have a good collection of mapping mashups links. I would consider adding this website to the external links list. Papase 15:17, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok.  Looks interesting, but we already have similar links.  Why is your link unique?  What does it have to show about the use of the Google Maps technology that the existing links do not?  Sorry, but as explained in the previous section, the links really have to be unique or key examples of what they do if they are going to stay. - TexasAndroid 17:28, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

text: Hi TA, I don't think the link I recently submitted is unique in any way, but how many things could be considered unique at this time? One thing I found different about the website is the clean "mostly ad-free" environment that is pretty uncommon these days on every internet website. The fact that it's been an useful resource for me to find Google Maps related websites without having to sort every advertisement obstacle ever imagined, makes it a new favorite for me. For the record, I'm in no way affiliated to the Gmaps Directory website nor do I know the people behind the project. By the way, the Globetrotting website looks great and will be visiting it regularly. Papase 18:27, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  GMapsDirectory 

message: Added to : Examples of web tools employing Google Maps section of the article
This site is very simple,
and finally create simple link(or button) to access the location on the map (named pharos), the final page created contains some extra information about the location such as :website,description,external image,title,tags,..
www.cyberpharo.com
some samples of site results:
85.198.21.82 13:36, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: As per the previous sections of talk, you really need to let us know why this page you want to link to is unique or special.  Why should it be included when so many other pages are not being included?  What is there about it that is not shown by other sites? - TexasAndroid 13:56, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think that this link should be added.  It's suggested that its uniqueness stems from the lack of any directory system or interface, but that seems like a strange claim to fame ("Mozilla Thunderbird is unique because it doesn't have Minimize-to-tray!").  All this site illustrates, so far as technology is concerned, is that you can plot points on a map and associate data with those points.  Links already provided on the page establish that conclusively. -Joshuapaquin 14:45, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  CyberPharos.com 

message: FYI
*In late 2006, Yahoo began a campaign to upgrade their maps, to compete better with Google Local and other online map companies.  Several of the maps used in the survey were similar to Google maps. The online survey is here. Best wishes, Travb (talk) 06:35, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Yahoo maps

message: The Comparible services section is supposed to be for other services similar to GE, not for links using GE.  Yahoo and MS are good examples of things that should be in here.  Instead, it was becoming a dumping ground because it was not being watched as closely as the external links section.  I've cleaned out all the direct external links.  IMHO a "Comparable Service" should at the least qualify for a WP project page here if it is to stay in the section, and thus the section should be all internal links.  I'm also going to check the remaining internal links to make sure that they qualify for inclusion. - TexasAndroid 17:51, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmmm.  I think there's an expectation that any link here should be one that generally replicates the features of Google Maps as a whole, rather than one aspect.  Perhaps Hopstop could be placed as a link in the articles pertaining to transit in NYC? -Joshuapaquin 15:37, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comparable Services 

message: Since I am loosely associated with the site (I moderate there), I should not revert the removal myself.  But could one of the other regulars here please revert the removal of the Virtual Globetrotting link from the page?  This link was in the set of links decied on quite a while ago to remain in the section.  It has been removed without edit comment and without discussion. - TexasAndroid 04:23, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link removal 

message: Hi there, 
   May I add www.mapshuttle.com as an external link to the "Examples of web tools employing Google Maps" section? 
   This website is originally for my Web GIS Programming homework, and I think it also is a good 
   demo of using Google Maps API to do user mash-up. 
   Please let me know whether you would approve this or not. 
   
Thanks ahead, 
Lailin,
Idaho State University, GIS lab. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Chenlailinatgmail.com (talk • contribs) 07:18, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry for delay in response.  You need to explain to us why your site deserves to be included.  The links that are included are either the best examples of how certain things are done with the tech, or they are examples of unique ways of handling the tech.  Is there something about your site that would put it on such a level?  Does it do something unique, or is it the best example of something with the G-maps tech? - TexasAndroid 14:02, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:   May I add www.mapshuttle.com as an external link to the "Examples of web tools employing Google Maps" section?  

message: Hi - I wish to propose www.shaded-relief.com as link from the Google maps page. I believe it is unique as it add a custom layer for the world to zoom level 9 (10 in progress) there are currently 200,000 custom tiles added which depict the world in shaded relief which I believe adds a new dimension to the map. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Costa20 (talk • contribs) 12:59, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unique link 

message: I won't add the link myself, as it violates self-promotion rules.  So, I'll let somebody else decide if my Google Maps Bookmarklet Generator is noteworthy enough to add to the links collection. --Marumari 22:39, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Google Maps Bookmarklet Generator 

message: Hi, I have built a web page which allows to input travel itineraries and stories on Google Maps within my web site, so that others can search geographically for travel companions or read stories about places they will visit. May I include a link to travellersmeetingplace.com? This website has been live for about a month now (so it is relatively new).
* travellersmeetingplace.com - Find travellers, voyages or stories about places easily on satellite maps. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.218.157.116 (talk • contribs) 
:You need to explain to us why your site deserves to be included. The links that are included are either the best examples of how certain things are done with the tech, or they are examples of unique ways of handling the tech. Is there something about your site that would put it on such a level? Does it do something unique, or is it the best example of something with the G-maps tech? - TexasAndroid 20:57, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  travellersmeetingplace 

message: I would like to add the www.estatemaps.info site for the following reasons :
* Geocodes and plots current houses for sale and graphicly decipts trends in the housing market.
* Employes php based google based geocoding with suggestion for address selection.
If there are no objections I will humbly add the above site within 24hours. —The preceding www.estatemaps.info comment was added by www.estatemaps.info (talk) 03:40, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You need to explain to us why your site deserves to be included. The links that are included are either the best examples of how certain things are done with the tech, or they are examples of unique ways of handling the tech. Is there something about your site that would put it on such a level? Does it do something unique, or is it the best example of something with the G-maps tech? - TexasAndroid 14:00, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  May I add www.estatemaps.info as an example ? 

message: Traffic information has been integrated into GMaps. This info should be in the article. --68.239.240.144 02:26, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  GMaps adds Traffic information 

message: I was using the aerial photo feature of Google maps to look at an area that interests me and noticed that different buildings were taken from distinctly different viewpoints. Buildings that are near each other have very different perspectives, slanting up at you in ways that don't make visual sense. These are good shots so I'm not complaining, but the over-all image is a peculiar mix of perspectives. The different shots are knitted together perfectly so I can't see where they're joined. So I'm just wondering a few things: why would pictures from different satellite shots be combined at such a fine-grained scale, how were they compiled into a larger image, etc. If I could, I would include an example from the area that struck me but I don't see a way to add an image. Just enter "Millennium Hotel Minneapolis" in Google maps. Zoom in pretty close. Move the map so that the area you see is a bit north and west of the hotel. You'll start to see some of these anomalies. If anyone can tell me how to show an image, I can add it.Cc brewster 04:48, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anomalies of perspective when multiple photos of cities are "knitted" 

message: Is there a way of showing the maps in the article itself instead of showing the screen shot either in SVG or PNG format. If so can some body add a map to Wikipeida?. I also wonder is there any other better solutions to show the maps in Wikipedia project. Thanks in advance.--Umapathy (உமாபதி) 04:48, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Realtime maps in Wikipeida

message: The article needs a paragraph as to why some areas - even in the UK (well, Northern Ireland) don't have an adequate satellite photograph. (e.g. This is Omagh.) My guess is it to do with the terrorism laws from The Troubles, but it needs to be addressed in the article.--Macca7174 20:19, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It probably has more to do with whether high resolution imagery is available for Google to buy at reasonable prices (or at all). Has Northern Ireland been photographed at high resolution?  If so, has the imagery been offered for sale to Google? If you can find the answers feel free to add them to the article. Pfly 08:52, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Exactly.  We really cannot put a speculative section on such in.  If such a section is going to go in, it needs to be well sourced.  So "I think" or "My guess" does not cut it. - TexasAndroid 15:48, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: A paragraph as to why some areas aren't adequately photographed?

message: This site lets people embed maps created using Google My Maps. The site also keeps a library of shared maps created using My Maps (each map is viewable on the site) and provides additional information about using My Maps.
Seewhere.net 03:24, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Can I add [http://www.mymapsplus.com My Maps Plus] as an example of a map library site, or in reference to the new Google My Maps service which isn't mentioned in this article yet ? 

message: It would be nice to have some info on how the maps are colored.  Some areas appear to be "real" color.  Other areas appear to be either infrared or B&W photography with some sort of color added later.  Does anybody have any info on how all this is done?  Bin 07:35, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coloring 

message: Even though Google 地图 says it has certain features half of them are not working. E.g. This link tries to map out a route between Beijing and Shanghai. It says something like "cannot calculate". --Voidvector 06:26, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chinese Google Maps Functionality 

message: Hi everybody,
I recommend the web site Golf World Map (www.golfworldmap.com) to be included in the External links section Websites collecting Google Maps aerial views.
Golf World Map distinguishes itself from other similar web sites by
* automatically adjusting the size of the satellite images to the browser size/screen resolution
* always using the best zoom level for the browser size/screen resolution:This can be done because the golf course database does not only contain the location/point but also the size/area of the course
* being truly international (From Yukon, Canada to Tasmania, Australia)
* featuring an up-to-date PGA Tour/FedEx Cup Schedule with satellite images of all tour venues
Hremar 17:55, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  GolfWorldMap.com for ''Websites collecting Google Maps aerial views'' 

message: I'd think that trekking across eastern Siberia and then swimming the Bering Strait would be a shorter route than going all the way across Russia and Europe, swimming the Atlantic, then crossing North America, but I guess Google doesn't have that route in its database. *Dan T.* 15:08, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chita Oblast, Russia to Overland Dr, Unalaska, AK 

message: Is it just me, or are there too many columns on this page?
The biggest issue seems to be in the See Also section—in Firefox, at least, there is no space between the two columns. Should this be fixed?
Insanity Incarnate 23:40, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No offense, but its just you...I have Firefox and I dont notice it :-) Jgcarter 00:47, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Do we really need the columns? 

message: Wikipedia is not a mirror or a repository of links, images, or media files. I've trimmed the external links section severely (read: just Google Maps, its mobile version, and the Moon and Mars versions, as they are mentioned in the article); there's no reason to link to every bloody website just because they use or interact with Google Maps. EVula // talk // ☯ // 19:14, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Holy hell, too many links! 

message: So, I'm showing off Google's street view from Hong Kong, and I notice it's unavailable.  Is it just a temporary thing, or is it maybe unavailable for use for viewing NYC from China?  Anyone have any info on this?
|大家好|218.254.148.205 06:52, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Google street view from international locations? 

message: Hi. How come when you zoom in to maximum on google moon, you get a weird image that looks like cheese, and should this be mentioned in the article? Thanks. ~AH1(TCU) 20:47, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's already mentioned. Google Maps#Google Moon. EVula // talk // ☯ // 20:52, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  is it just me, or...Cheese?!? 

message: I removed the following statement for using weasel wording and being unsourced. If someone can provide a source, please put it back in: "However, the definition of inappropriate content is not yet as comprehensive as some claim it should be." 68.146.47.196 13:01, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Deleted statement

message: Shouldn't someone mention draggable driving directions and the iphone?rabmny 02:41, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not Mentioned 

message: Country list is getting too long, suggest split. --Voidvector 11:42, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Country list 

message: I could not find any mention of what's covered in this article anywhere in this article or on the list of Google products. I don't know whether it's actually been implemented yet, but it should probably be mentioned somewhere. -Mike Payne  (T • C) 20:03, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  at gas stations? 

message: Should Google Mars and Google Moon have their own pages?
This would make more sense because people are really looking for both the "real" Google Mars and Google Moon and for Moon and Mars Overlays for Google Earth.  Of course, we think ours is the best (http://www.marsterritory.com/MarsSuperOverlay_new.kml), but NASA has some WMS sites that are also quite nice, in and of themselves.
Either way, we'd like to offer our web site and overlays as links for the topic or subtopic of Google Mars.
-Mars Territory  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marsterritory (talk • contribs) 00:21, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Google Mars/Moon - own topics? (and plug for Mars Territory Overlays) 

message: :Image:Stadium.PNG is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If there is  other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page.  Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.
BetacommandBot (talk) 05:56, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Stadium.PNG

message: I notice that some countries have more detailed maps than others.
This is particularly noticable in Map (as opposed to Satellite) view. For instance, Argentina is one big flat expanse of land with no city markers, whereas Uruguay and Brazil have considerably more detail. See 
Also, some countries have detailed areas, yet are mostly sparse. See this overview of Asuncion in Paraguay .
Also, the Chinese version of Google Maps, Ditu, has very detailed Chinese cities, whereas Google(.com) Maps only have a handful of cities and railroads, without much detail to them.
Compare  and , the same Shanghai area, and the difference is immediately clear.
I'm guessing the first case is a matter of resources, the second a matter of completeness and the third a matter of censorship, but this is just my opinion. Regardless, I feel this should be reflected in the article. Please write your thoughts on the matter. --92.104.254.8 (talk) 16:37, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quality of maps 

message: We don't have any links to developers' guides, so I nominate the Google Maps API Tutorial. Are there better resources? Adoniscik (talk) 02:22, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: EL nomination

message: May want to incorporate this into the article:
Google Maps originated in Australia, with a company called Where 2 Technologies which was bought by Google in late 2004 and resulted in Google opening an office in Australia. - ITWire: Google Transit comes to Australia  --ozzmosis (talk) 11:11, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Originated in Australia 

message: This statement from the article:
On November 28th, 2007, Google Maps for Mobile 2.0 was released. It introduced a GPS-like location service that does not require a GPS receiver. As of April 20, 2008, this service is available for Windows Mobile | Palm OS | Nokia/Symbian (S60 3rd edition only) | Symbian OS (UIQ v3)[8].
Is inaccurate. I am running Google Maps for Mobile 2.0 on my Blackberry which does not run any of the operating systems listed. (Blackberry is its own platform.) There is no Blackberry availability listed on cited URL, and I don't know what URL to cite to prove that I'm right. I hope some more experienced Wikipedia author can handle this. 198.105.0.4 (talk) 20:14, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Google Maps for Mobile 2.0 is available for Blackberry 

message: "Street map overlays, in some areas, may not match up precisely with the corresponding satellite images."
Come on, this is a valid criticism of almost every digital map product ever made. How is this specific to Google Maps? 69.95.240.44 (talk) 18:34, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticisms 

message: Is any information available from Wikipedia's side on the new Wikipedia labels under the 'More...' button? Is this a cooperation between Google and Wikipedia, or was there contact between Google and Wikipedia on this, or is it a unilateral Google thing? And on the technical side: does anyone know how often Google refreshes its database (I changed some erroneous coordinates in some WP articles, but they haven't changed yet in Google), and how the data is collected (Coord templates? Only title coords or also inline coords?)? And why some labels are big and some small? Mtcv (talk) 15:09, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Click the link "See this image at its location on Google Maps" on any image in :commons:Category:Media with locations; for example this one. The trick is in adding "&q=http://tools.wikimedia.de/~para/GeoCommons/GeoCommons-simple.kml" to GM's URL. - Erik Baas (talk) 23:01, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikipedia markers in Google maps 

message: Hi, I like to add a link to the Google Maps help Center at . I think this would really help new Google Maps users, as it has helped me.   --Jsopher (talk) 00:53, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding a link to the Google Maps Help Center 

message: I've removed a criticism about a street name error at Donegall Square in Belfast.  The Criticism section already mentions that map data can be incorrect; there's no need to add specific examples. -- Darthsco (talk) 15:09, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticism: specific errors 

message: This term needs to be defined.  I have no idea what it means.  It seems to refer to the size of the smallest resolvable object.  Google for this term reveals nothing except this same text, so obviously the term is not in common usage.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.185.247.124 (talk) 22:11, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Maximum Ground Imagery" 

message: Hello,
Does anyone know when the Google maps development team is releasing MORE than just satelite picks of Romania and Belarus. I mean google maps do not have detail level maps with streets etc.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.28.144.2 (talk) 11:14, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  No street names available in Belarus or in Romania 

message: From the article: '"The technique of providing greater sparingly", preferring a hidden IFrame with form submission because it preserves browser history.' The main sentence is lacking a verb and there appears to be no attribution of the source for this quote. 81.183.219.192 (talk) 18:09, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing quote attribution (and missing sentence verb) 

message: Ride Finder has been discontinued. The section should be removed. Proxy User (talk) 03:05, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Ride Finder

message: I think there must be some information on the zoom level shown at the left bottm of the screen. Integrating the information into the article will surely help amateurs in measuring distances, if not necessarily accurately.Elncid (talk) 10:19, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Zoom Level

message: The Link to RideFinder produces a 404 --91.19.17.175 (talk) 01:58, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  RideFinder 

message: Single countries: Argentina, Australia*, Brazil*, Chile, China^, India*, Israel (and parts of the West Bank), Hawaii*, Hong Kong*, Japan*, New Zealand*, Russia* (Moscow area only) and Taiwan.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.182.172.229 (talk) 12:53, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hawaii is not a country 

message: What latitude and longitude format is used by Google Maps? Can I enter d/m/s, i.e. 12 48N 126 39W or must I use dd.mmmss, i.e. 39.730139 -104.362617?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.127.102.113 (talk) 02:11, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lat/Long Format 

message: Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) is a major public university in Southwest Florida but is not listed as a map feature by Google. I have tried to contact the company about it but could not locate the info. 97.97.119.249 (talk) 07:42, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Exclusion of Florida Gulf Coast University 

message: Surely this is worth a mention: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/03/argleton-google-town-myst_n_343393.html  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.186.55.206 (talk) 20:10, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Argleton, Lancashire mystery town 

message: Ok why is the example map at the top a map of Southern Ontario??
Rhetorical question -- I'll tell you why: because Wiki has been hijacked by a cabal of young Southern Ontario (I don't know what else to call them...) nerds.  Whose sole purpose seems to be to artificially boost Southern Ontario, tricking Americans and other foreigners into investing there and continuing the insane population growth in Southern Ontario that doesn't make sense.
I'm sorry if I sound 'wonky' on this but I see it over and over.  Like the Wiki article about the "GTA" and many others (as well as similar diatribes on Emporis), there seems to be this group of nerds living in their parents' basements in bungalows scattered throughout Etobicoke and Scarborough who have nothing better to do with their miserable lives except spend hours on Wiki, and similar sites, making Southern Ontario look good.
Never mind that Southern Ontario and Southern Quebec have been 100% artificially created by government dictatorship for over 200 years.  What with the Staple Theory of economic development, a non-regional non-US type Senate, exploitation of natural resources, import tariffs, the Auto Pact, centralized bank laws, differential freight rates and preferential government procurement rules.  The list goes on.
It's all a parasite/host relationship, where Southern Ontario-Southern Quebec are the parasites, and the natural resource rich hinterland of Canada -- representing 98% of its land mass, by the way! -- are the hosts.  Think it's like that in America?  Uh-uh.  Check it out; do the math.  You'll see.
*To thread starter:  What you've just wrote is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling and incoherent passage were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul. (October 3, 2010)
*I hoping this is trolling. Bsimmons666 (talk) Friend? 05:46, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm going to take it upon myself to change the image to So-Cal, sorry American product = American picture. And lets actually show an area that actually has people, come on now, their is more people in the LA Metro area then that whole Provence.... --Cooljuno411 (talk) 05:51, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Um, you guys are all joking/trolling, right? 69.95.240.44 (talk) 18:32, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Southern Ontario, why??...!! 

message: By accident, I have found this to be true. However, I don't see any mention of this at Google - they still tell you to get a key, and imply that it is required. It would be nice to have some confirmation or reference to where Google states this.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.68.32.159 (talk) 20:29, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  "The Google Maps API key is no longer required for API version 3" 

message: Through Google Labs, I found Google マップ - 地図検索 "See place names of the world in Japanese." -- Wavelength (talk) 22:06, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Google Maps in Japanese 

message: It is quite strange in the mobile phone section--Mikespedia is on Wikipedia! 15:26, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Strange tone

message: There is a possible error in the Criticism section.
"A further weakness is that date and time when the photograph is made are not available. If it were, it would be possible to determine the height of a tall structure by measuring the length of its shadow."  may be inaccurate now.
At http://ask.metafilter.com/55794/Satellite-image-date-needed-from-Google-Maps the reply states:
"Download Google Earth 4, find your target. Under Layers, expand 'Digital Globe Coverage. Starting from the most recent year, checking each box one at a time. One will overlap your area - zoom out and it will tell you the exact date the picture was taken."
I'm unable to verify this on the 'puter I am on right now.  If someone would care to check, they could correct the criticism.  Kid Bugs (talk) 20:24, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticism 

message: Mawdesky - situated near the village of Mawdesley, Lancashire
This was probably the result of bad text recognition.
The "le" was read as as a "k".
Lent (talk) 17:21, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Phantom Settlements 

message: What's the official reason why North Korea is shown with exactly zero detail in map view ? No cities, no roads... nothing but a blank slate. As of 05/12/2010 it's the only country so displayed. Even during the Cold War, atlases had detailed maps of the Soviet Union. The satellite images of North Korea are of a high resolution but again there are no labels. I had to use the search function to even find Pyongyang. 76.113.104.88 (talk) 08:41, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I came to this talk page for exactly the same reason. This is interesting and should be addressed. -- megA (talk) 22:52, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  North Korea 

message: This article states that "Yahoo! Maps lacks international support". In that case, what does it support? Poland? What does "international" mean? Does it mean "outside Botswana?" Does it mean "outside the United States?"  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.240.61.2 (talk) 04:24, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Response: The presumed point of reference would be the country in which Yahoo is based, but your point is well taken. 81.183.219.192 (talk) 18:13, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  US-Centric Language 

message: Could anyone confirm that GMM collects nearby WIFI-data (SSID and MAC address of AP) and send it to Google along with a GPS position (if the phone have this).
I have heard this many places, and it is a very good idea but I think it could have privacy issues after seeing how much publicity the Google "war driving" is getting.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.215.47.72 (talk) 20:13, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Google Maps Mobile collects WIFI-data if GPS enabled 

message: I saw the google car in Fredericton, New Brunsick. Is this relevant, or would i need a source? --Frozen4322 Talk Stalk 14:31, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Interesting, but not really notable enough for the article. What matters here are the privacy issues that the Google car has raised as it goes about its work.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 14:42, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Personally, I would stand with a big "I'm on Google sign" but, I never had the chance, and the street view is just like walking down street. --Frozen4322 Talk Stalk 19:58, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Google Car 

message: Someone who knows how to do it, should add Mexico on the map on contiguous regions on Google Maps. I have tried myself, you can now search for directions in Mexico (and some other small places that are not very important like Turks and Caicos Islands). There are also some countries that in fact are only partially covered by the direction service in Google Maps, which is not reflected in the map. I suppose it is very difficult to change the map in this respect, but if not, then e.g. Svalbard (part of Norway) should not be yellow and parts of Peru (north and (north-)east) should not be blue. QuéSéYo2 (talk) 06:21, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Belize should also be added to the green contiguous region along with Mexico. It is now possible to get driving directions from the United States to Mexico and from Mexico to Belize. Rwellington (talk) 04:23, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contiguous Regions on Google Maps: Mexico 

message: It seems to me that this sections is not NPOV at all and requires a re-write. Not sure how to tackle it though.
Tpv2066 (talk) 22:10, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: What exactly is NPOV in that section? I'd appreciate examples. MrMacMan Talk  04:38, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

text: I agree, the whole section is dreadful. It lacks sources, is original research, and is very poorly written. I would suggest deleting it entirely. SaintedLegion (talk) 15:33, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

text: Removed loaded language and stripped it down to its bare information essentials. Erik Veland (talk) 23:51, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Objectivity of Google Navigation Impact 

message: * How often are Google Map large-scale maps updated? The map including my garden still shows a neighbour's tree that blew down overnight 11-12 November 2010. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 14:57, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  How often updated? 

message: n:Google Street View comes indoors
97.87.29.188 (talk) 00:13, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Here is the box ...
  99.109.125.146 (talk) 00:04, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add [[wikinews]] November 2, 2011 

message: When you do this experiment on the Directions page of Google Maps, Enter in this:
From: Honolulu, HI, USA
To: Seattle, WA, USA, you will see that they said that you have to kayak across the Pacific Ocean!
The same things happen when you go from Hawaii, Japan, Australia, and North America to another of these cities or continents.
I dunno why this happen, it might be the fault of a Google staff.
* It's an "Easter Egg" - a joke from Google. :-)  Ebben (talk) 11:16, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  A kinda stupid 

message: google has relaesed a feature using google maps to edit places. you can move roads, define parking lots, and even add new roads where they are needed, just look ar their example in vietnem, please add that topic to article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.115.124.107 (talk) 20:09, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Google Map Maker 

message: In the Google Transit section, the reference to a 20% project is not clear unless the reader is already familiar with Google's 20 percent time HR policy.  20% project should probably be a link.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.170.24.210 (talk) 22:02, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Defining a 20% project 

message: şǓŪūȲȳŹǖū  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.164.36.165 (talk) 06:29, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  kabul 

message: mapmaker.google.com should be included somewhere  in here  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.166.109.31 (talk) 19:38, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  mapmaker.google.com 

message: There is no mention yet of Google Maps' "45 degree imagery" in satellite mode; since this appears to be in competition with Bing's Bird's-eye images, it's probably notable. See e.g. "Google Lat Long: Imagery Update: Tour sites around the world with high-resolution imagery" (November 16, 2012). Mapsax (talk) 15:00, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  45 degree imagery 

message: NEW MAPS : Is NYC a barren wasteland for the poor, punctuated with rare Oases of 
free public space ?
If you have money to spend, NYC is a wonderful city. 24/7 you need only go
a few feet to find businesses, people and places ready to cater to your every want, 
need or whim. Restaurants tempt with an enormous variety of food,
shops with sales, online/phone services with more sales and delivery, health clubs, 
doctors, spas and private trainers will help you to get in shape, look better or feel great.
If you are cold, hail a cab or a car service and you will be wisked in comfort to your destination.
But NYC has a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT *TOPOGRAPHY* if you DO NOT HAVE MONEY
TO SPEND.  
GOOGLE MAPS SHOULD CREATE A MAP OF *INDOOR* PUBLICLY
ACCESSABLE SPACES WHERE A PERSON WOULD
not just be able to sneak in and blend, but rather would be 
WELCOME to stay - WITHOUT SPENDING ANY MONEY.
In the Upper East Side in NYC - for example - there are very few.
Public libraries are scarce, overcrowded and have VERY limited hours.  
There are a few indoor public spaces like the Citicorp building 
atrium which is similarly crowded.
ALMOST ALL OTHER PLACES REQUIRE MONEY. Otherwise, the city is CLOSED TO YOU -
JUST AS IF IT WERE A BARREN HOSTILE WASTELAND.  Buses and subways require
$2.25.  Where can you find even an indoor public bathroom nowadays or
a drink of water or a place to sit and warm up ?  (Let alone a place to
exercise or read or access the web to look for a job without significant
expenditure).
I envision a TOPOGRAPHIC MAP.  Instead
of color coded altitude above sea level, I envision it with color codes
for COST OF BEING WELCOME in a publicly accessible indoor space.
Levels :
$0   - very few - public libraries during open hours, a few public atria.
$1  NOT enough even for McDonalds -
the cheapest item from the $1 menu is $1.09 (tax).  This will allow
to you stay as a welcome CUSTOMER, not a surreptitious intruder for
a while and warm up.
COffee shops - not anymore - minimal cost is about $3.
Pizza - not any more - with the rare exception of the 99cent stand up pizza
places - most Pizza costs $2.50 - $3  per slice (a minimal cost to be WELCOMED 
to sit in the space).
Many food shops - including the major supermarket oligopolies (eg. Food Emporium) 
and the similar "pharmacies" (Duane Reed/Walgreens , etc) and bodegas have 
ELIMINATED ALL ITEMS below $1.
So the TOPOGRAPHIC MAP of NYC for
$0 or $1 is almost an empty unaccessible dessert.  
By contrast at $100 the average distance you need to travel to a 
welcoming space is probably less than half a block.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.88.88.59 (talk) 20:14, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: EXPENDITURE BASED TOPOGRAPHIC IMAGES OF CITIES

message: Wii Street U is a Wii U downloadable title using Google Maps and Street View. Here's some information on it, it should probably get a section:
* Link
Nicereddy (talk) 21:48, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wii Street U 

message: Correct me if I am wrong, but Google Maps supports only English Wikipedia articles? At least I cannot figure out how to make it display non-English ones... --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 15:07, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Correct. However, WikiMiniAtlas supports 50 languages. --Dschwen 16:01, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Google Maps supports also some other languages like German, it seems to know the user language from the browser preferences (HTTP-Header). However, OSM-Gadget supports 270 languages. ;-) --Kolossos (talk) 03:04, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

text: Google Maps interface links through the "Wikipedia layer" to the geo-tags placed in English Wikipedia articles, but does not support non-English ones, reducing its usefulness in non-English languages and in non-English speaking territories.
now that's totally wrong, as it did support German and English Wikipedia articles (preferring German ones) for me, visiting maps.google.de from Germany. Now, however, the Wikipedia layer is totally gone!? --androl (talk) 19:44, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Languages on Wikipedia Layer 

message: "The success of the Google Maps API has spawned a number of competing alternatives, including the Yahoo! Maps API, Bing Maps Platform, MapQuest Development Platform, and OpenLayers." - there is no evidence that any of these platforms were developed as a result of (or in response to the "success of") Google Maps - many were developed from other technology already in use by those competitors. Tanoshimi (talk) 09:34, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. This section either needs citations stating that this information is correct, or needs to be rephrased. Adding a citation needed tag. Greatpopcorn (talk) 15:53, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Google Maps API - objectivity 

message: Is there any documentation available for URL parameters?  When I switch to "Satellite View"; this seems to be remembered the next time I load the webpage.  I'd like the default to be "Map View" which loads quicker.  Is this possible? Fbax (talk) 13:12, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: This really isn't a chat forum.  Can I suggest you try this link Google Maps Help.  Magnolia677 (talk) 23:21, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  URL documentation? 

message: I checked Google Maps and Scattered Rice Lake in Laona, WI is no longer named "Dawson Lake". I also checked in the case of Samoa and the result came up "Samoa", not "Western Samoa". Jesant13 (talk) 05:56, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Maps data" section 

message: Is there plan for create this map for Seasons of year and A time of day?--Kaiyr (talk) 05:03, 17 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seasons and A time of day 

message: How do they take photo bottom of oceans and seas?--Kaiyr (talk) 09:09, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bottom 

message: I propose that Google Maps (application) be merged into Google Maps. Bad article name aside, I don't think the "Google Maps (application)" article is necessary, since it is just describing the mobile version of a much larger, more feature-rich service (so there isn't a lot that distinguishes the two). I can't recall any other instance in which a mobile app had a separate article from the main article about the same service. For example, Facebook and iTunes, two other widely used mobile apps, don't have separate articles for their main service and mobile version. A simple "mobile" subsection in the Google Maps article should be sufficient to describe the mobile app. i agree.Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk •  contributions) 14:00, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal 

message: I refer to this: . You will see there that Google Maples doesn't mark the very, very last stretch of the border between Ireland and the UK. I wondered if any one had any knowledge of why? I know there is a border dispute between Ireland and the UK concerning the very, very nearyby waters of Lough Foyle. I have no idea why Google Maps doesn't show the last bit of the land border though. Frenchmalawi (talk) 16:09, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Ireland (state)|Ireland]]/[[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|UK]] border 

message: Should we keep yahoo maps on here after the shutdown? I think it should still be listed! RES2773 (talk) 01:02, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Yahoo! Maps]]

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thread_title:  Blacklisted Links Found on [[Google Maps]] 

message: How often does google street maps get updated? Thank you. Vivian  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 32.214.71.111 (talk) 12:36, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  google street viw 

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message: Is there any info on how Google monetizes Maps, what kind of revenue it has? "In 2012, Google reported having over 7,100 employees and contractors directly working in mapping." It seems like it would need a sizable revenue to support this, but this isn't mentioned anywhere. 108.7.2.97 (talk) 15:45, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  No info on monetization or revenue 

message: I reverted the anecdote about the disputed Thai/Cambodian border. It was not cited. Perhaps more importantly, there are hundreds of border disputes. All mapping companies have to deal with the problem constantly. A less specific description of the problem and how Google deals with it, along with citations, would be useful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Strebe (talk • contribs) 18:04, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Disputed borders

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message: I addressed the excessively long and too many sections.
All of the features and technical specs were fascinating to read about, but their notability needs to be more than a Google owned blog post. I have left the ones that are well cited/fixable and did some tweaking myself. I tried to organize my changes in smaller edits, so that anyone can examine them and undo if any were erroneous. 
The History of Google Maps is just bad wrong usage. If a feature was modified in 3 different time periods, I would have to look at 3 different subsections to find it, and also cross reference with the feature list itself. I removed what was poorly cited, and left what I think can fit into existing or new sections. For example Google policy around naming could be a section. For my inspiration, see https://medium.com/@mbogen/is-google-wired-for-geopolitics-77ae9a2d7fa2 Shushugah (talk) 15:04, 12 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bold Cleanup 

message: They are very inaccurate. It's true. Look at Greenland for example. Stop deleting my edits. 78.1.5.61 (talk) 17:40, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Just because your belief in Google Maps's inaccuracy is supported by evidence doesn't mean it can be introduced in a nonconstructive way. If you were, perhaps, to dig up a few essays from trustworthy sources discussing its inaccuracy, create a new section on the article, and provide a well-written summary of the entire affair, your edits would surely stick. However, introducing random sentences, at random locations in the article, about its inaccuracy adds nothing at all to the article, and serves only to destroy well-written paragraphs while replacing them with nothing. If you don't feel up to this, flag the article as incomplete and wait for someone else to come clean it up, but don't just violate every rule of the community out of a need to prove a point. 81.129.82.170 12:52, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inaccuracy 

message: hi;
semi-ot question:
does anybody know something about what happens in the Wadi el Kuf Bridge google maps view (2018) images? please see Talk:Wadi el Kuf Bridge about this. regards. --37.176.40.183 (talk) 13:45, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  "image deformations error" vs. "fake/joke/photoshop ghost edit" on google maps image of [[Wadi el Kuf Bridge]] 

message: We moved to a new residential area and Uber, Lift or family members cannot locate us. PLEASE update your maps for the following address:
<private address redacted>
Thank you. 
New Resident  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.221.230.253 (talk) 18:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: This is Wikipedia, not Google. We don't have any control over Google's maps, nor do we know when they'll get around to updating your neighbourhood.  As this page is visible to everyone, I've redacted your personal address. -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 19:23, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Residential Area 

message: not notable for a freestanding article PamD 08:49, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Google Local Guide]] 

message: See the story by Bret Taylor, co-creator of Google Maps.
From a user standpoint, the aerial photography is the feature more often used than the satellite imagery. Cause most of the time, you don't look at deserts or oceans, but at cities, where aerial photography is used
--87.177.115.242 (talk) 10:19, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: So? Even if the aerial photos are used more often that does not justify you removing the claim that Google Maps offers satellite images. We already mention in the lead that most of the the high res city images are actually aerial rather than satellite satellite images . Meters (talk) 23:41, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bird Mode 

message: Re this edit: there is no simple answer to this question, because Google Maps uses a mixture of satellite and aerial images. The IP is correct that the detailed 3D views of towns and cities are derived from aerial photographs, as this would not be practical for satellite images from space. Put simply, when you can tilt the map and get a 3D view of the area, it is derived from aerial photographs. Not all areas can do this, it is mainly the heavily populated areas that have this feature.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 05:57, 26 February 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, but the  the IPs are attempting to completely remove mention of satellite imagery from what Google Maps offers, initially stating that it was a lie, and then that the majority of the images were not satellite. We already mention in the lead that most of the images are actually aerial photos rather than satellite photos. I've simply added aerial photos to the opening line so that both are mentioned. Meters (talk) 06:08, 26 February 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: The IPs were correct that  that sentence should have mentioned aerial photos. Hopefully the new sentence will be acceptable. Meters (talk) 06:11, 26 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Satellite or aerial photographs? 

message: The difference between App and Web are smaller now, and both articles discuss controversy when Apple removed GoogleMaps. Shushugah (talk) 15:26, 12 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge Google Maps Here 

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thread_title:  Copyright problem removed 

message: I am the promoter of Cheri Retirement Homes - The Paradise . I would like to inform you that I have discontinued this institution with effect from June 2019. I request you to remove this land mark from Google maps
Thanking you 
Sqn Ldr P P Cherian ( Retd)
919447116854  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.194.154.220 (talk) 23:57, 13 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: This is totally beyond the scope of the Wikipedia article, but if you don't want something to appear on Google Maps any more, there is a set of instructions here.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 05:24, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of "Cheri Retirement Homes - The Paradise" from Google Maps.