Google has introduced the winners of the very first Google Maps Platform Awards. The awards have been launched to mark the twentieth anniversary of the discharge of the Google Maps API and have been open to anybody who has used the Google Maps Platform over the previous 20 years.
As one of many judges for the competitors, I can attest to the general high quality of the maps submitted. Winners have been named in 10 totally different classes, and a Grand Prize was awarded to the general winner of the Google Maps Platform Awards.
The Grand Prize Winner – Innobrix
Innobrix makes use of Google’s 3D Map Tiles and the Geocoding API to create a sophisticated planning setting for architects and builders, permitting them to visualise designs in real-world contexts.
Usually, that you must be an Innobrix buyer to entry its interactive planning instruments. Nevertheless, for the Google Maps Platform Awards, the corporate created a particular demo map. This demo enables you to discover how parcel maps may be built-in instantly on prime of a 3D Google Map, and the way several types of 3D buildings may be positioned inside a planning website.
10 Class Winners
You’ll be able to view the winners, runners-up, and fan-vote picks throughout all 10 classes on the Google Maps Platform Weblog. First and second place in every class have been chosen by the competitors judges, whereas the Fan Vote winners have been determined by the general public.
There are numerous distinctive maps to discover among the many winners, runners-up, and fan favorites (plus 5 honorable mentions). Once you click on on the hyperlinks within the Google Maps weblog put up – search for the ‘see in devpost’ hyperlink to learn extra and to seek out the precise hyperlink to the successful map.’
