Tuesday, March 17, 2009

PHILIPPINES IN THE GOOGLE MAP


After the successful launching of Google Map Maker in the country in October of last year, Google Map has finally released an updated map for the Philippines. Google map Maker is the tool which allows hundreds of users and contributors bring in important and credible information in updating the still uncharted areas of the country. Through this powerful application by Google, one can contribute in doing cartography of an area or location, edit or add pertinent information such as street names, house numbers, photos, parks and other geographical features.

As a Filipino, I believed that this project by Google will benefit the Philippines in so many ways. Google Map Maker will be the tool to map the very challenging topography of the Philippines, with its diverse landscape and still unexplored regions. With the Philippines in the Google Map, we can expect a boom on the areas of Tourism and Commerce. I see this as an opportunity for more business to thrive in the country and to promote the country as a great travel destination.

I found this video in You Tube posted by aileenapolo with Jason Chuck of Google Inc. during the launch of Google Maker last year.


1 comment:

  1. I'm also excited about this. The updated Google map will be useful in our upcoming mobile app.

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