Google Inc(NASDAQ:GOOG) is updating all its maps for a
whole lot of European counties and regions with the aim of providing accurate
information to users and high quality maps.
This is part of an initiative by the company called
the 'ground Truth' project that was launched in 2008. The total number of maps
that have been built around this project is now about forty.
According to Slash Gear - "Ground Truth builds
maps by gathering high-quality map information from what Google refers to as
authoritative sources from various places globally. The gathered data is
processed by algorithms with supplemental data, such as Street View and
satellite views, added. There is also an element of human input, which helps
ensure that the resulting map contains information that is as close to what the
actual location presents as possible."
The updates to the maps as well as new maps by Google
under Ground Truth cover countries such as Spain, Andorra, Bulgaria, Gibraltar,
Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, and Slovakia.
The extent of the changes varies depending on the kind
of information required and what is available. For instance, in Bulgaria the
new maps have incorporated about 70 kilometres to the Bulgarian Trakiya
motorway, something that was added after the previous maps were made available.
The new maps have attempted to incorporate any new
structures that have been added such as walking paths, park boundaries, ferry
lines and so on.
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