Google Maps: more detailed maps in parts of Europe (especially Ireland!)

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GoogleMaps More detailed maps in parts of Europe, Africa and Asia


Google Maps announced today that they have updated maps in parts of Europe including ireland.

I had a look and have noticed a dramatic impovement in the quality of the underlying map data.

As was the case for past updates, our new maps are more detailed and precise. For example, in Ireland we now have excellent coverage of National Heritage Areas, as well as more detailed coastlines and bodies of water:

Explore this area in Google Maps​

The "report problem" button is a great addition.

Of course, the world around us is always changing, so we’re making our “Report a problem” tool available in each of these countries as well. You can use it to send us a description of any corrections to be made, which we then incorporate into our maps, often within days.

Have Google ditched TeleAtlas?

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