The Los Angeles Times is releasing “Print Map Maker” as an alternative method for building print locator maps and using the same technologies that power modern web maps. Simple print locator ...

The company had said that Map Maker would retire in March 2017. According to a post on Google’s Help site for the service, Map Maker officially closed on Friday, March 31, 2017.

Google Map Maker retiring, being rolled into Google Maps Jason Bouwmeester | November 8, 2016 November 8, 2016 Tech, Google.

Google Map Maker launched in 2008, with the idea of giving anyone a chance to edit and suggest fixes for items like roads, places and more in Google Maps.

Map Maker, however, offers an expanded feature set, including the ability to edit roads, for example. Its unique feature set will be merged with Local Guides in preparation for the March 2017 ...

Google Maps is the go-to navigation service for millions, but it wasn’t always as good as it is today. Back in 2008, Google launched Map Maker to allow users to help fill in the gaps to by ...

In early 2015, Google Maps and Map Maker were subjected to a rash of map vandalism and other mischief. Google temporarily shut Map Maker down but relaunched it later in the year with new ...

Google Map Maker lets ordinary citizens add to Google Maps interesting details of areas where they live or visit.