Google Maps Now Lets Users Submit Photo Updates, Draw New or Missing Roads [Video]

Google has announced a few new features for Google Maps that let users help keep the app up to date.

A new Photo Update feature allows users to submit a current photo of a location with a short description without needing to leave a review or rating.

In the coming weeks, we’ll roll out a new content type in Google Maps: photo updates — an easy way to find and share experiences and highlights with recent photos. A Google Maps photo update is a recent snapshot of a place with a short text description, without the need to leave a review or rating. Simply go to the “Updates” tab when you’re looking at a place in Google Maps to see the latest photos that merchants and other people have shared. To add your own update, tap the “upload a photo update” button, select your photos, leave a short description and post. You can post as many photos as you want and find photo updates that others have left in the Updates tab.




Google will also let users draw new or missing roads.

We’ve made it easier for you to report road changes with a new, immersive desktop road editing tool. When you see a road missing on maps.google.com, simply click on the side menu button, go to “Edit the map”, and select “Missing Road.” Now the power to map is in your hands! Add missing roads by drawing lines, quickly rename roads, change road directionality, and realign or delete incorrect roads. You can even let us know if a road is closed with details like dates, reasons and directions. To make sure the suggestions and edits are accurate, we’ll vet contributed road updates before publishing them.

This feature is rolling out over the coming months in more than 80 countries where people can already report road updates.


Google also announced that Android users in the U.S. can participate in its first nationwide challenge to rally helpful reviews, photos and updates. More details on that at the link below...

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