- Visit the Google Maps Content Partners (GMCP) start page to set up an account.
- Fill out the fields in the Organization details tab: Organization name, Organization type, Website, Address and Country. Click Next.
Organization type
The Organization type is how GMCP classifies organizations. This classification helps our team understand what organizations are sending us data. It will not impact upload processing.
When creating a new account, you can select the organization type from a list.
- Use the search bar in the Area of operation tab to find your area of operation. Once selected, click Next.
- Fill out the fields in the Contact information tab: Contact name, Job title, Email, Phone number, and (optionally) Where did you hear about us?
Where did you hear about us?
- If you’re familiar with geographic information systems (GIS) and the related file format (e.g., shapefiles), select the GIS knowledge checkbox.
GIS knowledge checkbox
This is an indication that you as a data provider have familiarity with geographic information systems. This may help with any follow-up correspondence, but will not impact the processing of your upload.
After creating an account, your selection will appear as Yes or No under Edit organizational details.
- (Recommended) If you would like to receive emails from Google highlighting new data-sharing capabilities, etc., select the email preference checkbox.
Marketing email preference checkbox
This is an indication that you as a data provider want to be informed of Google's new data-sharing capabilities, etc.
After creating an account, your selection will appear as Opt in or Opt out under Edit organizational details.
- Click Next to move to the Terms of Service tab.
- Review the Terms of Service and if you agree, select the I agree to the Terms of Service checkbox and click Submit. You are now ready to start submitting your data to Google!
Update Organization or Contact Details
Note: If any organization or contact details change, the account owner is responsible for updating the Organizational details section. This ensures that GMCP maintains an accurate and updated record of our data providers.
- To update any organization or contact details, navigate to the Organization details section and click Edit.
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Make any needed changes in the Edit organization details window and then click Save.
Share access to your GMCP account
- Log in to Google Maps Content Partners and click on Access existing account(s).
- Click on the invitation icon located at the top right.
- This opens an input box where you can add names or email addresses that you want to share account access with.
- (Optional) Expand the menu to configure whether the invitee can manage the account (e.g., upload new data files) or only access the account (view only).
Notes:
- The Invitee doesn’t have visibility on the level of access granted.
- Do not use the Account Writer access level, as it will soon be deprecated.
- Once the access level is properly set, you can select/deselect the checkboxes for Notify people or Send me a copy of this invitation, as well as enter a message that will accompany the invitation.
Notes:
- The Notify people box is grayed out and auto-selected if there is a message attached.
- You can only set one permission per Invite request. This means if you want to add one group with Manage permission and another group with Access permission, you will have to repeat steps 3-5 with the other permission type.
- Once you've added all of the names or emails, click Invite.
- Once the account has been shared:
- The Manager will have the capability to edit permissions or remove access altogether.
- The Invitee will receive an email with the subject line Google Maps Content Partners.
- The Manager will have the capability to edit permissions or remove access altogether.