Best way to submit location data to Google for indexing

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My site has a large number of local service providers and their location information.

I'm assuming this is the sort of thing Google would like to index in their Maps or Places product since I see their map widget come up in related search results.

Google Places allows you to do a bulk upload but it has a verification process designed for individual business owners where they call or mail you something.

I've looked a bit into KML or GeoRSS. Has anyone had success using these methods to get Google to index location data that appears in their maps search results?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 11 '11 at 01:13

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Have you reviewed the Google webmaster tools documentation for sitemaps?

http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=94555

Also:

http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kmlSearch.html

These cover how to submit data for Maps, Search and Earth.

answered Feb 11 '11 at 01:13

Nick

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Yeah I think KML is the way to go. We'll see if they index it as I'm hoping. – Brian Armstrong Feb 11 '11 at 21:10

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 07 '11 at 18:27

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At first I thought KML was the way to go, but this appears to be what I was looking for:

http://maps.google.com/help/maps/richsnippetslocal/

answered Apr 07 '11 at 18:27

Brian Armstrong

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Best way to submit location data to Google for indexing

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