<s>
Google	B-Application
Map	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
defunct	O
map	O
editing	O
service	O
launched	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Map	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
were	O
intended	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
only	O
after	O
sufficient	O
review	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
moderators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Map	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
was	O
used	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
Mapathon	O
events	O
held	O
annually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Map	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
would	O
be	O
retired	O
and	O
merged	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Map	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
granted	O
limited	O
users	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
tool	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Road	O
Mapper	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
apparent	O
successor	O
to	O
Map	O
Maker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
kinds	O
of	O
drawing	O
tools	O
were	O
available	O
:	O
placemark	O
(	O
a	O
single	O
point	O
of	O
interest	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
)	O
,	O
line	O
(	O
for	O
drawing	O
roads	O
,	O
railways	O
,	O
rivers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
like	O
)	O
and	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
(	O
for	O
defining	O
boundaries	O
and	O
borders	O
,	O
adding	O
parks	O
,	O
lakes	O
and	O
other	O
large	O
features	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
approach	O
encouraged	O
by	O
users	O
and	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
to	O
trace	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
roads	O
from	O
the	O
existing	O
satellite	O
imagery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
users	O
 '	O
contributions	O
were	O
moderated	O
by	O
more	O
experienced	O
users	O
or	O
reviewers	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
ensure	O
quality	O
and	O
prevent	O
vandalism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
6	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
Bangladesh	O
,	O
Belarus	O
,	O
Bosnia	O
and	O
Herzegovina	O
,	O
Brazil	O
,	O
Cambodia	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
Costa	O
Rica	O
,	O
Croatia	O
,	O
Czech	O
Republic	O
,	O
Democratic	O
Republic	O
of	O
the	O
Congo	O
,	O
Denmark	O
(	O
not	O
including	O
Greenland	O
and	O
the	O
Faroe	O
Islands	O
)	O
,	O
Egypt	O
,	O
El	O
Salvador	O
,	O
Estonia	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Georgia	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Hungary	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
Iran	O
,	O
Iraq	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Kazakhstan	O
,	O
Kuwait	O
,	O
Macedonia	O
,	O
Malaysia	O
,	O
Mexico	O
,	O
Moldova	O
,	O
Morocco	O
,	O
Nepal	O
,	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
Nigeria	O
,	O
Pakistan	O
,	O
Panama	B-Algorithm
,	O
Peru	O
,	O
the	O
Philippines	O
,	O
Poland	O
,	O
Puerto	O
Rico	O
,	O
Romania	O
,	O
Russia	O
,	O
Serbia	O
,	O
Slovakia	O
,	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
,	O
Sri	O
Lanka	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
Ukraine	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Venezuela	O
,	O
and	O
Vietnam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
removed	O
user-created	O
Map	O
Maker	O
content	O
that	O
showed	O
an	O
"	O
Android	B-Application
robot	O
urinating	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	O
logo	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
separate	O
feature	O
saying	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
review	O
policy	O
is	O
crap	O
"	O
,	O
after	O
they	O
were	O
discovered	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
"	O
large	O
scale	O
prank	O
"	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
disabled	O
auto-approval	O
and	O
user	O
moderation	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
8	O
May	O
,	O
the	O
Map	O
Maker	O
team	O
announced	O
that	O
editing	O
would	O
be	O
temporarily	O
disabled	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
12	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
reenabled	O
the	O
service	O
in	O
six	O
countries	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
enable	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
August	O
,	O
editing	O
was	O
re-opened	O
to	O
Bangladesh	O
,	O
Brazil	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
the	O
Philippines	O
,	O
and	O
Ukraine	O
;	O
Google	B-Application
relied	O
on	O
regional	O
moderators	O
to	O
review	O
edits	O
as	O
an	O
extra	O
precaution	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
automated	O
and	O
human	O
moderation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
August	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Map	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
re-opened	O
to	O
45	O
more	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Map	O
Maker	O
required	O
contributors	O
to	O
grant	O
Google	B-Application
a	O
"	O
...	O
perpetual	O
,	O
irrevocable	O
,	O
worldwide	O
,	O
royalty-free	O
,	O
and	O
non-exclusive	O
license	O
to	O
reproduce	O
,	O
adapt	O
,	O
modify	O
,	O
translate	O
,	O
publish	O
,	O
publicly	O
perform	O
,	O
publicly	O
display	O
,	O
distribute	O
,	O
and	O
create	O
derivative	O
works	O
of	O
the	O
User	O
Submission	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Google	B-Application
provided	O
a	O
form	O
to	O
request	O
Map	O
Maker	O
data	O
downloads	O
,	O
it	O
provided	O
no	O
programmatic	O
access	O
to	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
expressions	O
of	O
concern	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
open	O
communities	O
,	O
and	O
large	O
contributors	O
to	O
Map	O
Maker	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
World	O
Bank	O
's	O
project	O
partnering	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
were	O
viewed	O
critically	O
.	O
</s>
