Thousands of people around the country will participate in
Mapathon-2013 from February 12 to March 25, Google’s first-ever mapping
competition in India.
Mapathon is Google’s way of asking for help from its users in India, aiming to update Google Maps. “We are inviting mapping enthusiasts from all over the country to help us create better maps for India by adding their knowledge of local places through Google Map Maker,” said a statement from Google. The top 1,000 mappers would win android tablets, smart phones and other goodies.
Places of interest like tourist spots, petrol bunks, ATMs, temples, roads, schools and hospitals among others will be mapped.
On the Google Maps initiative, Product Manager of Google India Jayanth Mysore said: “What started as an initiative by a few Google engineers is now used across the world and now citizens across India can participate in this great project through Mapathon-2013.”
Users who wish to participate can sign up at http://g.co/mapindia2013
Mapathon is Google’s way of asking for help from its users in India, aiming to update Google Maps. “We are inviting mapping enthusiasts from all over the country to help us create better maps for India by adding their knowledge of local places through Google Map Maker,” said a statement from Google. The top 1,000 mappers would win android tablets, smart phones and other goodies.
Places of interest like tourist spots, petrol bunks, ATMs, temples, roads, schools and hospitals among others will be mapped.
On the Google Maps initiative, Product Manager of Google India Jayanth Mysore said: “What started as an initiative by a few Google engineers is now used across the world and now citizens across India can participate in this great project through Mapathon-2013.”
Users who wish to participate can sign up at http://g.co/mapindia2013
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