Google Developer Group (GDG) Thessaloniki: Maps are no longer just static data on paper but live representations of our world. The landscape around us constantly changes and the mountains can not move, the streets change, houses are built, shops open and close.
To follow her maps Google changes and stay up-to-date, it is important that anyone with an internet connection and from anywhere can contribute with their knowledge in updating them for the areas they know best.
That's why we are very excited to have it Google Map Maker is now available and enables "budding" cartographers to edit the maps of Greece.
With Map Maker, one can contribute with his knowledge to his place to create an even more inclusive, useful and interesting European map. Make the beginning from his town or village and add the description of local shops, restaurants and other businesses. It can also help enrich the maps with national parks, recreation areas and historical sites, camping sites, beautiful beaches or its favorite cycling trails.
Whether you add a bicycle path to Thessaloniki or an area of interest in Upper City, any map improvement will help locals and tourists to better understand the area and discover new things to do. Once approved, the actions that everyone has done on the map will appear on Google Maps, Google Earth, and Google Maps for Mobile.
The GDG Thessaloniki team in advance invites you to start "Mapping our beautiful city"!
To get started, come with us in the first official GooGle MapUp event!
On Saturday at 24 May and 17.00 at HELEXPO, GDG will introduce you to a new one on Google maps and their tools and we will meet Google Mappers of the city!
After this short presentation and ICEBREAKER, we will organize the Geowalk program for the following Saturday at 31 May at 9.30 at the meeting point set for each group from where we start "Mapping our city"!
Because all revisions and additions will be made as Google Developers Group will be automatically approved. In this way, we will help promote Thessaloniki's local actions, sights and points of interest by correcting and possibly erroneous information already available to Google maps, straight!
What will you need?
Your camera or smartphone, excitement, joy and a notebook with a pen to score all the information and data from the path you will cover with your team.
We will give you the exclusive T-shirt "Google mapper - Thessaloniki" and gadgets and we will work together with wonderful companies to give the best team incredible prizes!
All those who take part will receive a participation certificate and become members of the official Google MapMaker community in Greece.
Follow the official hashtag #mapthessmaker.
Good mapping!
For the program and further information please visit here
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