I just found out an interesting fact. I originally thought that Google was the one that was adding more details to the Kuwait map like new streets and highways but it turns out it’s people around Kuwait who are doing the updates. The video above is a timelapse showing how Kuwait City originally used to be and how it’s become more and more detailed over time. The details are added using Map Maker and basically anyone can add updates but once they are added a moderator has to approve it and then it takes a month or two to show up. Interesting to know. [YouTube]
Thanks Yousef
11 replies on “Google Map Maker Time-lapse Video of Kuwait”
Map Maker link is broken .. you added “e” after .com
Thought this was well known.
That’s pretty cool.
really interesting… and now I’m signing in. 🙂
Very cool that you can edit the details! Too bad you can’t go into a lot of details with it, its a bit annoying to use!
It doesn’t take a month or two to update. Things can be added the same day or within a few days. If you have a business or something to add, they just contact you to verify and it ads immedietly.
It depends. I added both Dandosh and Tabab to google maps and it took around 3 weeks for approval.
I’ve been adding stuff left, right and center in my area and it is being updated almost immediately.
can you edit roads and highways with map maker ? I can’t see how it is different from wikimapia.org
all the map makers….Please try to develop the Open street Map(OSM Maps) of kuwait……
I am one of google maps makers, many moderators make it difficult to add more details i used to add some details or correct some for places I know very well but some people just add wrong information and it is still wrong. Just check scientific club rc track or al nezha co op Shrimpy and al waly places…..