ESRI Challenges Geodevelopers In API Mashup Competition

With the theme Map You App, ESRI’s 2010 Mashup Challenge invites memory of the geodeveloper community to stretch their imaginations, test their technical skills and developer creative geospatial applications.

The guidelines are simple: construct a mashup using ESRI’s ArcGIS online content and Web APIs, publish the related URL, shoot a video describing the application, and post it on YouTube.

The first-place entry will take home $10,000; second place will win $5,000; and third and fourth places will get $2,500 each. Judges will base their selections on uniqueness, utility, user experience, and analytic process.

“We are looking for applications that depict more than just points on a map,” says Michael Gould, ESRI’s director of education for industry solutions. “Online GIS is a decision-making tool and its analytic capabilities are fundamental to that process. This competition invites the world to connect new and innovative content and services to active maps.”

The deadline for entries is March 5, 2010. A site providing you with all the information you need to get started has been created. Details of the competition, how to get started and resources can be found here: http://www.esri.com/software/…

Don’t forget to read the terms and conditions as well: http://www.esri.com/software/…

I cannot enter the competition as I work for the New Zealand Distributor but I am looking forward to seeing some of the entries.