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Google Map Maker University Mapping Contest for the US and Canada (sites.google.com)
1 points by jmau5 5234 days ago
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ZeroGravitas 5233 days ago
Or just contribute to OpenStreetMap so that anyone and everyone can use the data, like these universities already have:

UCL: http://osm.org/go/euu4P5k~n-

Wake Forest Univerity http://bestofosm.org/?type=mapnik&lon=-80.27799&lat=...

University of Maryland: http://bestofosm.org/?type=mapnik&lon=-76.94250&lat=...

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jmau5 5233 days ago
The point of the competition is that correct edits will, in fact, be integrated into Google Maps.
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