Today Google Map Maker becomes available in the U.S. With Map Maker, any Google user can add details to maps of university campuses, biking and walking trails or any other points of interest beyond roads.
Along with the ability to see and edit all points of interest, new features allow Street View to be used from within the editor and an advanced search engine includes options such as displaying all railroad tracks. User submissions are put through a moderation process and some will only appear within Map Maker itself.
Since it began three years ago, Google Map Maker has doubled the percentage of the world’s population equipped with maps of where they live. Until now it has not been available in the U.S. Google’s introductory video: