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== Summary ==
Google Maps and Google Street View may be useful for some purposes, including finding and verifying geographic coordinates and other basic information like street names. However, especially for objects like boundaries (of neighborhoods, allotments, etc.), where other reliable sources are available, they should be preferred over Google Maps and Google Street View. It can also be difficult or impossible to determine the veracity of past citations, since Google Maps data is not publicly archived, and may be removed or replaced as soon as it is not current. Inferring information solely from Street View pictures may be considered [[WP:No original research|original research]]. Note that due to [[restrictions on geographic data in China]], [[OpenStreetMap]] coordinates for places in [[mainland China]] are almost always much more accurate than Google's – despite OpenStreetMap being user-generated – due to the severe distortion introduced by most commercial map providers. (References, in any case, are usually not required for geographic coordinates.)
== Excerpt ==
{{hatnote|Excerpt from the lead of [[Google Maps]]:}}
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== Discussions ==
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=== Links ===
==== RSN ====
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 30#Google Maps for calculating distances in an article]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 88#Using Google Maps to determine where a property line is]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 97#Google maps?]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 149#Google street view]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 221#Is Google Maps a reliable source for boundaries of a neighborhood?]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 318#Google Maps]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 388#Google Maps]]
=== Recency ===
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=== Rfcs ===
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==Notes==
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==References==
== Original table row for comparison ==
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| [[Google Maps]] ([[Google Street View]]) {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:GOOGLEMAPS}}
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| [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 30#Google Maps for calculating distances in an article|1]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 88#Using Google Maps to determine where a property line is|2]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 97#Google maps?|3]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 149#Google street view|4]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 221#Is Google Maps a reliable source for boundaries of a neighborhood?|5]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 318#Google Maps|6]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 388#Google Maps|7]]
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2022}}
| Google Maps and Google Street View may be useful for some purposes, including finding and verifying geographic coordinates and other basic information like street names. However, especially for objects like boundaries (of neighborhoods, allotments, etc.), where other reliable sources are available, they should be preferred over Google Maps and Google Street View. It can also be difficult or impossible to determine the veracity of past citations, since Google Maps data is not publicly archived, and may be removed or replaced as soon as it is not current. Inferring information solely from Street View pictures may be considered [[WP:No original research|original research]]. Note that due to [[restrictions on geographic data in China]], [[OpenStreetMap]] coordinates for places in [[mainland China]] are almost always much more accurate than Google's – despite OpenStreetMap being user-generated – due to the severe distortion introduced by most commercial map providers. (References, in any case, are usually not required for geographic coordinates.)
| {{WP:RSPUSES|maps.google.com|google.com/maps}}
|}