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Google Maps Platform allows developers to create unique location-based experiences using our APIs & SDKs. Now is your chance to build or expand an existing app to incorporate rich location experiences

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Google Maps Platform allows developers to create unique location-based  experiences using our APIs & SDKs. Now is your chance to build or expand an existing  app to incorporate rich location experiences using the latest APIs and push the  boundaries of what is possible with our platform.

 

In this hackathon we invite you to use Google Maps Platform APIs and SDKs. </Code> with Maps Hackathon - an exhilarating hackathon brought to you by the  dynamic partnership of Google Maps Platform & Hack2skill.

 

At </Code> with Maps Hackathon, we believe in the potential of coding to bridge gaps,  connect people, and shape a better future. This hackathon is not just about writing  lines of code; it's about creating solutions that foster connections, streamline  experiences, and revolutionize the way we interact with maps & location data.

The </Code> with Maps Hackathon is your chance to be part of a transformative event that fuses coding prowess with the potential of Google Maps Platform. Together, we'll reshape how the world perceives and interacts with location data. Register now and embark on a journey where innovation knows no bounds. Let's code to connect!


Winners of the </Code> with Maps Hackathon

 


Explore Google Maps Platform APIs

Mobile Native SDKs for Android and iOS

Rapido, a two-wheeler taxi service in 100 cities in India, integrates Google Maps Platform‘s Mobile Native SDKs into their Android and iOS apps. This integration allows Rapido to offer interactive maps for a better end-user experience. Paired with the Directions API and Distance Matrix API, Rapido is able to deliver a seamless in-app navigation to their riders and drivers, ensuring accurate pickups, drop-offs, optimal routes, and estimated trip prices. The native SDKs provide a user-friendly and reliable navigation experience within the Rapido app, enhancing the overall quality of service. Read more about Rapido and how they use Google Maps Platform here.

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Customization on Maps

Oyo Hotels, a travel and hospitality brand, leverages Google Maps Platform maps styling and customization options to deliver the best user experience to their website visitors to find the right hotel for their needs. With Google Maps Platform, Oyo Hotels was able to efficiently deliver a visual display of closely clustered hotels in a zoomed-out view. This helped reduce the visual load for visitors, and makes the page look more presentable. Read more about Oyo Hotels and how they use Google Maps Platform here.

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Immersive & Engaging Experiences such as Street View Imagery

Recently launched immersive product offerings in India like Street View have been used as the latest novel innovation to improve user experience by many companies worldwide. For example, Glitnir Ticketing, a ticketing software company, used the 360-degree feature from Street View to help their end-users view what it would look like from any seat in the house. This allows fans to visualize how their experience will look and get a truer sense of their view from different seats before purchasing a ticket, allowing them to make a more informed decision. Read more about interactive experiences with Google Maps Platform and how it can help build for India here

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Places API with information on 30 million places in India

Today, you can find information for over 30 million businesses and places in India along with rich info like ratings, reviews and photos in Google Maps Platform’s Places API. Companies like Licious, a food delivery service, are using Places API to ensure the customer’s location is registered accurately. CTO of Licious said that this has “reduced our missed deliveries by 30%, and our customer satisfaction has grown by 30%”. Read more about Licious and how they use Google Maps Platform here

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2W Navigation with Routes API

For over a decade, Google Maps Platform’s Directions and Distance Matrix APIs have helped you quickly and efficiently route people and goods from A to B. Chalo, a transportation platform, has used these APis to provide accurate directions for their users (learn more). Now, Google Maps Platform has launched a new Routes API, enhanced version of the Directions and Distance Matrix APIs that combines both of these into a single service, and enables you to provide more informative and flexible routes for your users. The API’s 2W navigation, toll prices calculation, and eco-friendly routes (in beta) are great new features to help with any transportation or mobility use cases. Read more about the new API and how it can help build for India here.

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Mobile Native SDKs for Android and iOS

Rapido, a two-wheeler taxi service in 100 cities in India, integrates Google Maps Platform‘s Mobile Native SDKs into their Android and iOS apps. This integration allows Rapido to offer interactive maps for a better end-user experience. Paired with the Directions API and Distance Matrix API, Rapido is able to deliver a seamless in-app navigation to their riders and drivers, ensuring accurate pickups, drop-offs, optimal routes, and estimated trip prices. The native SDKs provide a user-friendly and reliable navigation experience within the Rapido app, enhancing the overall quality of service. Read more about Rapido and how they use Google Maps Platform here.

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Customization on Maps

Oyo Hotels, a travel and hospitality brand, leverages Google Maps Platform maps styling and customization options to deliver the best user experience to their website visitors to find the right hotel for their needs. With Google Maps Platform, Oyo Hotels was able to efficiently deliver a visual display of closely clustered hotels in a zoomed-out view. This helped reduce the visual load for visitors, and makes the page look more presentable. Read more about Oyo Hotels and how they use Google Maps Platform here.

View More
Immersive & Engaging Experiences such as Street View Imagery

Recently launched immersive product offerings in India like Street View have been used as the latest novel innovation to improve user experience by many companies worldwide. For example, Glitnir Ticketing, a ticketing software company, used the 360-degree feature from Street View to help their end-users view what it would look like from any seat in the house. This allows fans to visualize how their experience will look and get a truer sense of their view from different seats before purchasing a ticket, allowing them to make a more informed decision. Read more about interactive experiences with Google Maps Platform and how it can help build for India here

View More
Places API with information on 30 million places in India

Today, you can find information for over 30 million businesses and places in India along with rich info like ratings, reviews and photos in Google Maps Platform’s Places API. Companies like Licious, a food delivery service, are using Places API to ensure the customer’s location is registered accurately. CTO of Licious said that this has “reduced our missed deliveries by 30%, and our customer satisfaction has grown by 30%”. Read more about Licious and how they use Google Maps Platform here

View More
2W Navigation with Routes API

For over a decade, Google Maps Platform’s Directions and Distance Matrix APIs have helped you quickly and efficiently route people and goods from A to B. Chalo, a transportation platform, has used these APis to provide accurate directions for their users (learn more). Now, Google Maps Platform has launched a new Routes API, enhanced version of the Directions and Distance Matrix APIs that combines both of these into a single service, and enables you to provide more informative and flexible routes for your users. The API’s 2W navigation, toll prices calculation, and eco-friendly routes (in beta) are great new features to help with any transportation or mobility use cases. Read more about the new API and how it can help build for India here.

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Hackathon Mentors

Vijetha Shastry

Associate Director,

Standard Chartered Bank
Vipul Saini

Lead - Innovation & Collaboration,

Kotak Mahindra Bank
Raj Kumar

Portfolio & Investment Manager,

Yunus Social Business
Vijetha Shastry

Associate Director,

Standard Chartered Bank
Vipul Saini

Lead - Innovation & Collaboration,

Kotak Mahindra Bank
Raj Kumar

Portfolio & Investment Manager,

Yunus Social Business

Jury Panel

Malvi Hemani

Product Manager

Google Maps Platform
Anjusha Nair

Principal Architect

Google Maps Platform
Sachin Kanaujia

Solutions Engineer

Google Maps Platform
Harsh Dattani

Program Manager

Google
Nancy Hwang

Head of Customer Experience

Google Maps Platform
Paul Howard

Head of Global Growth and SMB Marketing,

Google Maps Platform
Malvi Hemani

Product Manager

Google Maps Platform
Anjusha Nair

Principal Architect

Google Maps Platform
Sachin Kanaujia

Solutions Engineer

Google Maps Platform
Harsh Dattani

Program Manager

Google
Nancy Hwang

Head of Customer Experience

Google Maps Platform
Paul Howard

Head of Global Growth and SMB Marketing,

Google Maps Platform

Schedule

Tue Aug 29 2023 (Coordinated Universal Time)
00:00
Registrations Open
Mon Aug 28 2023 18:30:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
00:00
Idea Submissions Open
To Be Announced
To Be Announced
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Fri Sep 15 2023 04:30:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
10:00
Introductory Session
Fri Oct 13 2023 06:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
11:30
Mentor-Mentee Connect-1
Sun Oct 15 2023 18:29:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
23:59
Idea Submissions Due and Registration Closed
Tue Oct 17 2023 05:30:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
11:00
Shortlisted Teams Announcement

Teams moving forward for the prototype phase will be announced.

Tue Oct 17 2023 05:31:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
11:01
Development Phase Starts and Code Submission Opens
Wed Oct 25 2023 07:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
12:30
Mentor-Mentee Connect-2
Sat Oct 28 2023 18:30:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
00:00
Development Phase Ends and Code Submission Due
Tue Oct 31 2023 18:29:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
23:59
Finale Shortlist Announcement
Thu Nov 02 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
20:00
Grand Finale
Thu Nov 02 2023 14:30:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
20:00
FINAL PITCHING (Demo Day/Online)

Shortlisted teams will be receiving the timeline, slots, and meeting link to join the finale round.

*Timeline is subject to change/tentative


Rewards and benefits


Scoring Criteria

Implementation
Does the project demonstrate unique uses of Google Maps Platform? How were the APIs used in the project?
Maximum Score: 25 points
Innovation
How creative and unique is the project?
Maximum Score: 25 points
Communication
How effectively did the team communicate the idea to the judges?
Maximum Score: 25 points
User Experience
Is the user experience and design of the project well thought out?
Maximum Score: 25 points

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Frequently Asked Questions

</Code> with Maps Hackathon is open to all including students, technologists, freelancers, and the professional developer community!

The entry should be functional for review by the judges.

Yes, participants are required to submit a prototype. If you use any database like SQL Server or PostgreSQL you can also submit a database dump along with your submission.

Once you have completed the registration process, you will receive a confirmation email indicating that your registration is confirmed. You can start developing your prtotype then.

Yes, all team members can login from their account and submit application.

To get started with the account creation and API key access follow these steps. First, visit the Google Maps Platform and create an account if you don't have one. While creation of account it will ask for your basic details and payment details (it will not charge you anything). When your account is created, on the next page you will be able to see your API key. You can copy the API and get started with the development. Make sure while using API key you have added restrictions to your API key as per your use. On new signup, you will be given up to $200 credits which you can use for your development process.

Contact Us

For Queries:

Hackathon:  gmp-support@hack2skill.com

Technical: maps-india-outreach@google.com