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Mapping hidden dimensions of places

Hypermaps helps communities map, sense, and contribute knowledge about physical locations

Infrastructure for community driven maps

Decentralized data-layer for geospatial mapping

Problems with maps

Location data hidden behind APIs and paywalls
Users can’t easily map/share/discover data about their niche interests (e.g. restaurants that don’t use seed oil, hotels with comfy mattresses, conference rooms with high indoor air quality, Airbnbs for team retreats, etc.)
Users need to use different maps for different needs (one app for vegan spots, one for laptop-friendly spots, one for discovering hidden gems while traveling, all while using Google/Apple maps for daily navigation, and Instagram for “vibe-check” of places)
No major mapping app offers
- A publishable user profile listing places, data, and reviews contributed across dimensions of interests
- Reward/recognition of contributors, beyond gamification
- Easily seeing where have your friends been and their reviews of places
- Introduce new dimensions for existing places
- Leverage user's social graph to validate vibe / authenticity of a place
New apps keep popping up, reinventing the wheel by developing mechanisms for location data layers, filtering, curation, and contributor reputation, often failing before business model is developed to support development
Data quality (Lack of trust in reviews, misleading photos of the dishes, stale information, etc)

Solution

Hypermaps lets anyone start a community-driven map for any niche, without having to build an app from scratch.