Google Adds 'Contribute' Button to Fill Out Maps App With More Local Information

Google added a “contribute” tab to the latest version of Maps to make it easier for users to supply local information, blogged Kevin Reece, Google Maps director-product, Wednesday. Google users have contributed local knowledge to some 200 million points of interest in Maps, he said, including restaurant reviews, ratings, photos, answers to questions and address updates. Contributions have helped identify wheelchair-friendly entrances and restrooms for people with disabilities in more than 50 million places globally, he said.