# Google Maps Platform Innovators

Program · [Programs and community](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/community)

Also called: Google Maps Innovators, Maps Platform Innovators, Google Maps Platform Innovators program

A [Google](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google) community program for [developers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer) who build with [Google Maps](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-maps) Platform. Members sign up through their Google for Developers profile and get technical content, webinars from the Maps team and [early access](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/beta) to new products.

**For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) building a delivery app joins Google Maps Platform Innovators to hear early about new mapping features.

## Applying



Application status unknown

[Official application page](https://mapsplatform.google.com/resources/blog/introducing-the-google-maps-platform-innovators-program/)

Checked 2026-11-15.
Official site: <https://mapsplatform.google.com/resources/blog/introducing-the-google-maps-platform-innovators-program/>

## Connects to (5)

- [Google](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google): The company behind Google Search, Gemini and Google Cloud.
- [API](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/api): Application programming interface.
- [Google Developer Experts](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-developer-experts): A Google program that recognizes experienced developers who know one or more Google or open source technologies well.
- [Meetup](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/meetup): An informal, recurring gathering of people with a shared interest.
- [Startup ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-ecosystem): The people, money and organizations in one place that help new companies start and grow.

## Sources

- <https://mapsplatform.google.com/resources/blog/introducing-the-google-maps-platform-innovators-program/>


Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-maps-innovators