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Looks like Google now uses there own data for Google Maps. The information is now under Google’s copyright and not TeleAtlas’s. What this means, I am not too sure; but I am sure there are more changes on the way!

There are a few other changes that came with this upgrade. As you can see in the screen shot, there is a place where you can report problems. This pops up a Google marker which you can use to tell Google directly the issue you have with the maps. I am not sure how the process worked before with the TeleAtlas data, but I would imagine this will have a much quicker turn-around time when dealing with errors in the map data.

Another option that Google gives you with the new upgrade is to point out your location. This is the blue circle on the screenshot. Not sure what this will be used for now, but it is fun to see where Google thinks you are.

James Fee found parcel layers on his map, but in Connecticut we are not so lucky. I am not sure if Google is slowly adding a parcel layer when they get the information, but again this is something to look forward to!

Peter Batty brought up some more interesting points on Geothought; what is Google going to do with this database they are building? Could they become a competitor to TeleAtlas? If so, I’d be shaking in my boots…

For more information about the changes, see Google Map’s blog.