The world is a vast and constantly changing place. How do you make sure Google’s maps data is accurate? So before we get to our third installment of the Beyond the Map series, we sat down with product director Ethan Russell to get answers to a few frequently asked questions about our maps data and how you can help us keep it up to date for your very own applications and experiences. All rights reserved.With more than a billion people using Google Maps every month and more than 5 million active apps and websites using Google Maps Platform core products every week, we get questions about where our maps data come from, how we keep it accurate, and more. Labels and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tropical storm tracks are created using the latest data from NHC, JTWC, NRL and IBTrACS. Weather forecast maps show precipitation, wind, temperature and more using the latest global model data from DWD ICON and NOAA-NWS GFS. Coverage is limited and may show glitches/anomalies. Radar maps show rain and snow detected in real-time. Heat sources show areas of high temperature using the latest data from FIRMS. HD satellite images are updated twice a day from NASA polar-orbiting satellites Aqua and Terra, using services from GIBS, part of EOSDIS. EUMETSAT Meteosat images are updated every 15 minutes. Live satellite images are updated every 10 minutes from NOAA GOES and JMA Himawari geostationary satellites. View LIVE satellite images, rain radar, forecast maps of wind, temperature for your location.

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