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Copyright problem removed[edit]

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Removal of "Cheri Retirement Homes - The Paradise" from Google Maps.[edit]

I am the promoter of Cheri Retirement Homes - The Paradise . I would like to inform you that I have discontinued this institution with effect from June 2019. I request you to remove this land mark from Google maps

Thanking you

Sqn Ldr P P Cherian ( Retd) 919447116854 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.194.154.220 (talk) 23:57, 13 July 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is totally beyond the scope of the Wikipedia article, but if you don't want something to appear on Google Maps any more, there is a set of instructions here.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 05:24, 14 July 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Merge proposal: Google Maps Navigation[edit]

Proposing merging of Google Maps Navigation into Google Maps. Article refers to previous application that was later integrated into the Google Maps app. Doublah (talk) 06:41, 21 February 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oppose - Increasing the size of this already-big article is not going to be an improvement. The fact that navigation was once a separate application is likely of tangential interest to most readers so appropriate to handle in a separate article. I presume there is no WP:N issue with Google Maps Navigation; WP:NOTTEMPORARY. ~Kvng (talk) 15:11, 13 March 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose - agree with above statement Phatblackmama (talk) 00:29, 14 April 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Terra Vision[edit]

What about the fact that Google copied Terra Vision omstead of dveloping their own software? 2001:16B8:1207:2E00:E545:36B8:70BE:B1DB (talk) 01:40, 16 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

See Terravision (computer program). – The Grid (talk) 18:17, 16 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

South Korea now fully accessible in Google Maps[edit]

Can anyone update the page? It seems South Korea has now allowed Google Maps to include their country. Whereas in North Korea, they permanently removed all reviews and no longer allowed users to write reviews from places of interest. 2604:B000:B137:FF36:1969:68ED:962D:BE4C (talk) 20:27, 25 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]