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The Map Content Partners Help Center contains information for organizations that contribute authoritative mapping data to Google, including 3D models, aerial imagery, public transit routes and schedules, terrain and many types of vector data. Have map content you want to share? Let us know.

Welcome to the Map Content Partners Help Center

Partnering with Google

What types of geospatial data or map content can my organization add to Google's services?
What organizations can share map content with Google?
How do I tell Google about the map content my organization has to add to Google services?
Should my organization provide its map content to Google through a third party, such as a regional consortium or state/provincial or national government agency?
Can a data collection service provider or other contractor provide content to Google on my organization's behalf?
Why isn't Google accepting vector data for countries other than the U.S.?

Licensing Your Map Content to Google

Does my organization need to grant Google legal rights or a license to use our map content?
Can my organization provide vector data that has been geocoded using third-party services?
My organization's map content is in the public domain. Can't you just download it from our website and use it? Or, can my organization just provide you a release without signing a contract?
How can my organization license its map content to Google?
Does sharing map content with Google entail an exclusive agreement?
Are the terms of Google's content license agreement negotiable?
What map content types are covered by Google's content license agreement?
Does Google charge for adding my organization's map content to its services?
Will Google pay to use my organization's map content?
Does Google help fund map content collection or development programs?

Providing Your Map Content to Google

For what areas and time periods does Google want aerial imagery?
Will Google accept map content in which areas have been altered (e.g. blurring in aerial imagery) in the interest of security or public safety?
How does my organization deliver our data to Google?
Can Google just pull my organization's content from an OGC-compliant web service?
Does Google welcome updates to map content, such as aerial imagery, that my organization or another has previously provided? How often should my organization provide updated vector data?
Is our organization obligated to provide updates to map content we share with Google?
If my organization shares map content with Google, can Google return a copy in a structured format (e.g. shapefile) or provide access to the data through Web Mapping Services (WMS)?
What aerial imagery formats does Google accept?
What 3D model formats does Google accept?
What digital terrain model formats does Google accept?
What types of vector data does Google accept?
What if I have edits to Google Maps but not new content to contribute?
Why isn't Google accepting other types of vector data, such as existing roads and addresses rather than just new roads and addresses, or other types of map content?

Map Content Types and Specifications

3D Models
Aerial Imagery
Base Map (Vector) Data
Digital Terrain Models
Google's Complete Map Content Specifications

Google's Use of Your Map Content

How will Google users know that my organization provided map content to Google?
In what Google services will my map content appear?
How long will it take for my map content to appear on Google's services?
After my organization's map content has been added to Google's services, can we request that it be removed?
Will my map content be sold or used for other commercial purposes?
Will Google agree to alter areas on Google Maps and Google Earth (e.g. blur aerial imagery) in the interest of security or public safety?
How will the vector data my organization provides be used?
How do I know if Google will use the map content that my organization has to share?
Will Google users be able to download my organization's map content from Google's services?
Will my map content be sold or used for other commercial purposes?

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