Sharing Data

1. To create a new upload, select ‘Upload new files’ in the upper left hand panel.
2. You will be prompted to input the following:
   • Name
   • Data type
   • Description of what you are uploading
     
     

     Corresponding Upload/Layer type in GMCP based on the associated data

     Currently there are (18) different upload/layer types to choose from, the table below helps to outline what upload/layer type to choose based on the underlying data you're uploading

     Upload/Layer Type (in GMCP)	Feature Type (in Data)
     Buildings	Building polygons (optional) Associated addresses or business info (optional) Building names
     Drone Imagery	Drone-captured Imagery
     Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS)	EVCS feed data
     Events/Closures	Road closures Travel restrictions
     Geocodes	Geocodes/Addresses
     Housing Development	All feature types in a Housing Developer upload which can include roads, geocodes, POIs, and compound feature types
     Indoor Mapping Data Format (IMDF)	IMDF files
     Land Parcels (currently paused on accepting this layer type)	Parcels Property Boundaries
     Maps/Images	Non-Drone Imagery
     Parks	Parks (with names) Greenspaces (geometry only)
     Points of interest or POIs (are features that rendered as points on the Map that a user would want to be directed to, that is not a house - this could include a business, a school, a hospital, etc)	POIs (COVID) POIs (non-COVID) Businesses  Schools Hospitals Other ‘points of interest’
     Political	States, City boundaries, Administrative Divisions Any other (non-postal) political layer type
     Postal Codes	Postal Codes Post code prefixes/suffixes  Post towns
     Roads	Roads Plus Code Roads Speed Limits
     Trails	Trails Bike Lanes Bike Trails Any other ‘road’ segments where any large non-motorized vehicles travel on, like pedestrians, bikes, etc
     Trucking Restrictions	Trucking Roads Bridge features
     Water Bodies	Lakes River Stream Any other body of water
     Other	Anything else that doesn’t fit easily into another layer type above

3. Additionally, If you were directed by a Google representative to provide this data, enter their Google email address.
4. Select ‘Next’ - From here you will be taken to the ‘Upload new map data’ page.
   
    
5. Choose the files you want to upload. Ensure you have read our content requirements before uploading to ensure optimal results.

   Errors and Warnings

   When creating an upload, the GMCP tool will evaluate the files added, based on the associated layer type, to determine if there are any warnings or errors found with the files provided. The most common causes are:

   The shapefiles sent in are missing one or more required files

   
   If you encounter this error, double check the files you are attempting to upload, and ensure all the necessary files are being included. This error is mainly targeted at shapefiles, as they are the most common instance where multiple separate files are required in order for them to be viewed and utilized.

   See Preferred File Types for GMCP for more information

   The files attached are not compatible with Google Map Content Partners' preferred data formats (based on the specific layer type)

   

   If you encounter this error, double check the files you are attempting to upload, and if possible use one of the preferred files types based on your specific layer type you are trying to get uploaded. If the files uploaded are not in the preferred format, we will attempt to utilize the data but there will be extended processing time, with a chance of a rejection if we are unable to use the uploaded file(s).  

   See Preferred File Types for GMCP for more information

   The files attached are not allowed to be uploaded to Google Map Content Partners’ (based on the specific layer type requirements)

   

   If you encounter this error, double check the files you are attempting to upload and choose another file extension that aligns with GMCP acceptable files based on the upload type you selected. 

   See Preferred File Types for GMCP for more information   

   Do not submit any data to Google unless you have all necessary rights and authorizations to do so.

6. (Roads & Geocodes Datasets Only) After successfully submitting your data files using a shapefile or CSV format, you will encounter a pop-up with a Tell us more option. This option allows you to map your data's columns (fields) to Google's schema. By doing this, you can help Google better understand your data, make it easier to process and faster to display on the map.
   Note: Even if you are not submitting Roads & Geocodes data, we still encourage you to fill out the Tell Us More page to help train Google's column parsing abilities. 
   
   
   Understanding the Tell us more page

    

   1. Corresponds to the number of related file groupings we've detected

   2. Lists the files in the current file grouping
        (a) If the file grouping is incomplete or doesn’t contain similar data, skip to (8)

   3. Check this box

   4. A drop down where you apply an upload type for the current file grouping

   5. A list of columns in the data you provided

   6. A set of blank columns where you can map a Google column schema via a drop down 

   7. An example of how you would map your data to a Google value

   8. Allows you to Skip or Complete the column mapping for the current file batch