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Fix an error on Google Maps

If you're a business owner, you can edit or remove your listing through the Google Local Business Center.

Occasionally you might notice that an object (e.g. city, street, park, etc.) appears on Google Maps with the wrong label or location.

Google Maps gets its map data from TeleAtlas. While we constantly work with them to refresh our maps, it's possible there are some labels we missed. There are a couple of things you can do. First, you can easily alert our provider using the link below:

Contact TeleAtlas

Second, if you've found that an object is mis-located, you can report it in Google Maps. Just search for the location, click on the marker, and select "Edit" in the information window that pops up. Check out more information on community edits.

Now it's a race to see if we fix it before our third-party providers. Thanks in advance for helping to make Google Maps a little better today!!

Something missing from the map

If you're a business owner, you can add your listing through the Google Local Business Center.

If you can't find a street on Google Maps, it's likely that our road network supplier (TeleAtlas) hasn't captured your location yet.

What can you do between now and the time we get updated road data? Two things, and both of them immediately.

First, you can let our data provider know about a new road. That will put them on notice and get the update process rolling now. Here is the link:

Contact TeleAtlas

Second, you can put your own road or neighborhood on the map using My Maps quite easily.

While it may seem like many steps, it's simple after the first try. Once you're done, all public maps will be searchable in Google Maps almost immediately.

That's all it takes to put yourself on the map, so to speak, until TeleAtlas updates your road. Thanks in advance for helping to make Google Maps a little better today!

Satellite imagery problems

If you see satellite imagery that's much older than 3 years, a cloud is obscuring your view, or the mapping images don't seem line up, fill out this specialized form.

We're constantly working to refresh this data, and appreciate your taking the the time to notify us.

Thanks in advance for helping to make Google Maps a little better today!

Inappropriate Street View imagery

If you've found inappropriate imagery, or if an image isn't appearing correctly, just follow these steps:

Locate the image.
Click "Street View Help" at the bottom of the image window.
Click "Report inappropriate image."
Complete the form, and click "Submit."

That's it. We'll review your report promptly. Thanks for helping!

Directions are wrong

We're working on ways to make it easy for users to report direction errors to us. We apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced in the meantime. Stay tuned!!

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