NEW DELHI: Google India has announced Mapathon 2013, the
country's first mapping competition. It is a crowdsourcing initiative aimed to
improve Google Maps in India. Registrations for the competition, which
commences on February 12 and concludes on March 25, 2013, have begun. The top
1000 mappers stand a chance to win Android tablets, smartphones, gift vouchers
and Google merchandise, the company said.
Those who sign up for the competition can update the maps via
Google Map Maker. It is a tool to add details to Google Maps via satellite
imagery or users' own local knowledge. Once an entry has been submitted to
Google, it will be verified and then added to Google Maps. Apart from adding
new locations, participants can also update sites that are already listed on
Google Maps.
Highlighting the USP of Google Map Maker, Jayanth Mysore,
product manager, Google India says, "Google aims to provide better maps
for India by building better maps for the users, by the users. Today, citizens
across India can participate in this great project through Mapathon 2013."
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