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Google Map Maker vs MapWindow GIS

A side-by-side look at Google Map Maker and MapWindow GIS. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Google Map Maker

Google Map Maker

Travel & Location

Google Map Maker was a crowdsourced mapping service that allowed users to edit and update Google Maps with local knowledge. It helped improve the accuracy and coverage of Google Maps by enabling public map edits and additions.

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MapWindow GIS

MapWindow GIS

Education & Reference

MapWindow GIS is an open-source geographic information system (GIS) software for viewing, editing, and analyzing spatial data. It supports many common GIS data formats and allows creating maps with layers, symbols, labels, and more.

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