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Re:Google Map Maker University Mapping Contest for the US an... by ZeroGravitas on Tuesday February 14, 2012 @05:07AM (#3589402)
Or just contribute to OpenStreetMap so that anyone and everyone can use the data, like these universities already have:

UCL: http://osm.org/go/euu4P5k~n-

Wake Forest Univerity http://bestofosm.org/?type=mapnik&lon=-80.27799&lat=...

University of Maryland: http://bestofosm.org/?type=mapnik&lon=-76.94250&lat=...

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Re:Google Map Maker University Mapping Contest for the US an... by jmau5 on Tuesday February 14, 2012 @02:17PM (#3591330)
The point of the competition is that correct edits will, in fact, be integrated into Google Maps.
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