Since 2008, Google has run an online tool called Map Maker that allows anyone worldwide to contribute data to Google Maps. Now, that tool is shutting down. The company announced today in its online ...

is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. Map Maker initially started in 2008 as a way to crowdsource information from ...

Google is expanding its Map Maker edit tools to the UK. The browser-based software allows users to add details about buildings, hiking trails, vegetation and other features to its maps of the country.