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Make a map that will change the world with Google Earth Outreach Developer Grants
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
For the third year, I’m excited to announce the call for 2013 Google Earth Outreach Developer Grants applications is now open.
Google Earth Outreach Developer Grants
provide funding to nonprofit organizations ranging between $10,000 and $20,000 on average to build a map that will help them accomplish their mission, be it around environmental issues, humanitarian causes, disaster relief prevention, or health issues. If your nonprofit has a great idea for a map that can change the world,
apply for a 2013 Google Earth Outreach Developer Grant today
. This year, we checked in with our
2011 Developer Grantees
to learn about the impact their maps had on each nonprofit’s overall mission one year after the launch of the map. We were proud of the many achievements of the nonprofits’ work. Here are some of my favorite examples:
WWF & Eyes on the Forest mapped deforestation rates and wildlife habitat in Sumatra.
WWF & Eyes on the Forest
created a map to showcase deforestation in Sumatra. With the Google Maps Engine map as part of their “
Don’t Flush Tiger Forests
” campaign, they convinced 17 out of 20 US retailers to stop buying toilet paper from companies cutting down intact hardwood rainforests and critical tiger habitat in Sumatra.
The HALO Trust mapped their minefield clearance work in a Google Earth Tour
The HALO Trust clears minefields in previously war-torn regions around the world, including Angola, Afghanistan and Cambodia. Upon the launch of their
Google Earth tours
designed to raise awareness about their work, they saw the most traffic to their website over the entire calendar year.
iNaturalist taps into citizen scientists who submit research-grade species observations to a global map using Android devices and iPhones
iNaturalist.org’s Android app, designed to collect species observations from around the world from citizen scientists, has been installed on over 2000 Android devices. The number of scientific-grade research observations has more than quadrupled. We look forward to hearing about the impacts of our
2012 Developer Grantees’
maps as they are launched in coming months. Good luck to nonprofits who apply to our
2013 Google Earth Outreach Developer Grants
, and if you are a nonprofit with a great idea for a map,
apply for a grant
!
Posted by Tanya Birch, Google Earth Outreach
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