第 5 期 • 2024 年 12 月

Google Maps Platform Innovators

Hello Innovators,

Happy December, Innovators! We’re thrilled by the incredible growth of this community, so far this year. We launched this program to empower on-the-go developers who want to stay ahead of the curve with Google Maps Platform, and have been rewarded with a community that spans the globe and are truly innovative when building extraordinary solutions with our products. 

As we head into 2025, we can’t wait to share more with our Innovators all the new features, resources, and innovation we have in store for you next year. To help us prepare, we invite you to share feedback about the Innovator program thus far. We also have two new products we’re making available to our community, and we hope that you are able to explore these new features and provide us with some needed feedback to make them even better for your developer needs. 

We are looking forward to a wonderful new year. Together, we are shaping the future of geospatial technology. 

-Google Maps Platform Innovators Team

年终反馈问题

Innovators 反馈机会

请参与创新者调查问卷,帮助我们共同塑造 2025 年的未来!

With the close of 2024, we want to hear from you about who you are and what your needs are from Google Maps Platform. Please take just a few minutes to fill out this short survey which will help us to continue to optimize our program to be developer-centric and a useful community resource.

社区

在 DevFest 大会上了解 Google Maps Platform

It was a busy month for us, getting out there and meeting Developers across the globe!

Innovators members and Google Developer Experts, Martin Kleppe and Homing Tam, shared presentations at the Hamburg, Germany and Hong Kong DevFests. 

The Google Maps Platform team and our Innovators program made an appearance at DevFest NYC 2024 a few weeks ago. It was great to meet fellow developers and Innovators alike and share the latest Google Maps Platform updates with attendees. Our own Katie Boudreau and Kate Smith got the word out about the Innovators program, Tingting Li and Yingchen Wang provide a live Nav SDK demo, and Mike Pegg gave a recap on our 2024 Maps Platform announcements. Please be sure to check out the NYC recordings below!  

There’s still time to attend DevFest events happening through December.  Check out this map for events and local GDG chapters in your region.

使用 Nav SDK 在应用中构建无缝导航

使用 Nav SDK 在应用中构建无缝导航

Tingting Li 和 Yingchen Wang

Learn how to implement Navigation SDK into your Android and iOS apps and get exposure to the multiple use cases that this product can support.

Google Maps Platform Innovators

Katie Boudreau & Kate Smith

An intro to the all new Google Maps Platform Innovators program. Get your chance to see how we built this program and what we are setting to accomplish in the developer ecosystem.

Google Maps Platform Innovators

产品反馈机会

地点界面套件:无缝集成 Google 地图地图注点

The Places UI Kit, is a ready-to-use, customizable component library that allows you integrate the familiar Google Maps UI/UX for points of interests (POIs) to your application.The initial release includes the Places List, Place Details and Places Elevation components, with more to come in 2025. To participate in this early access product testing opportunity, please follow the instructions and submit your feedback. 

Key Features and Benefits include easier integration and conjunction with other Google Maps APIs, customization to match your apps styling, and enhanced user experience by using familiar Google Maps elements. The Places UI Kit can be applied to a wide range of use cases across various industries:

  • Travel: The Place Search UI can display a list of places based on Text Search or Nearby Search to support local discovery and trip planning. 

  • Mobility: Places UI kit can enhance the navigation experience, by showing nearby places of interest ( eg: restaurants, EV charging stations, etc) while traveling from one place to another.

  • Health and fitness: The elevation component of the Places UI kit, can help plan route by providing elevation insights from point A to B.

  • Real Estate: The Places Details and Search components of Places UI kit can be used to highlight the vibe of the neighborhood, showcasing nearby restaurants, playgrounds, etc. 

适用于 Android SDK 的 Kotlin 和 Jetpack Compose

The Android team is looking for your feedback on how you use Kotlin and Jetpack Compose with the Google Maps Platform SDKs for Android. Your input will directly influence what our team makes next and help us build better tools for you.

Take our quick 3-minute survey and share your thoughts on:

  • Kotlin Coroutines and Flows

  • Jetpack Compose integration

  • Kotlin Multiplatform usage

  • and more!

Help us shape the future of Google Maps Platform on Android!

在社交媒体上关注我们

Not yet a Google Maps Platform Innovator? No problem. Simply activate your Developer Profile Community and you're all set!

  • Please join our Discord to chat with fellow developers about Google Maps Platform

  • Subscribe to our YouTube channel for up to date technical tutorials and overviews. 

  • Stack Overflow is a great place to get your questions answered 

  • Our Public Issue Tracker is the place to go to let us know about something you’d like to see, or if something is wrong. 

  • Our official Blog, X and LinkedIn channels will keep you up to date with all of our announcements. 

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