Community

Spotlight

Pip Pip Yalah Builds the First Ridesharing App for Morocco Serving Over 300,000 Users

November

19

Pip Pip Yalah is the largest ridesharing app in Morocco with over 300,000 users. Founded in 2013, the company started as a Facebook group that connected drivers and passengers. As the group grew, so did the need for an easier way to grab a ride which led the CEO and Founder, Hicham Zouaoui, to create a mobile app for users.

Community

Perspective

5 Innovative Ways Government and Agencies can use Mapping

November

05

Government agencies and NGOs gather data about their communities that provides insights and information valuable for effective programs and planning. We’ll examine five innovative ways governments and agencies are collecting or using open data sources to improve civic life. For each of these five topics, we’ll look at the opportunities for developers to create applications and the TomTom APIs and SDKs they can use to power these applications.

Maps Consumer App Community

Spotlight

TomTom Takes Home Three Awards for Developer Portal and Maps APIs

October

25

TomTom was honored with three awards from both the Developer Portal Awards and API World Awards for our work on our Developer Portal and our APIs. A year after we launched the Developer Portal, we are excited to be recognized for our products and user experience.

Community Event

Spotlight

TomTom Takes Over TechCrunch Disrupt 2019

October

11

TomTom’s Developer team made its way to TechCrunch Disrupt 2019 in San Francisco to showcase their Maps APIs, new products and to announce a brand new partnership with Verizon.

Community Events

Perspective

Why TomTom Developer Portal is a Great Resource for Students

September

04

For students applying for an internship, first job, or admission to advanced studies, it helps to have a solid portfolio of applications to show off your skills. TomTom Developer Portal makes it easy for you to build professional-looking portfolio apps by embedding industry standard mapping into your applications. In this article, we'll explain why the features available through the TomTom Developer Portal are an excellent resource for students to add a variety of location services to their applications portfolio.

Code Community

Spotlight

Meet the TomTom Developer Evangelists

August

27

Meet our two Developer Evangelists who are here to help you build different. These two are programmers who have a love for Maps and app building. Learn more about their goals at TomTom and how they can support your next project using TomTom's Maps APIs.

Community Maps APIs

Perspective

5 Networking Tips for Developers

August

21

If you’re a developer, you probably spend a lot of time in front of your computer and while your programming skills are on point; how are your networking skills? Check out this blog to learn a few tips and tricks that help you grow your community of programmers - here's a hint, we recommend starting with meetups.

Events Community

Spotlight

What's Happening at TomTom Developers

August

16

Attention all developers – we’ve got a few events coming up that might be local to you! Check out this blog to see what’s going on and how you can attend! Happy Mapping.

Events Community

Spotlight

TomTom Wins TAAS Technology Award for Electric Vehicle Technology Innovation

July

12

TomTom was presented with the TaaS (Transportation-as-a-Service) award for Outstanding Electric Vehicle Technology Innovation of the Year for our Electric Vehicle Toolkit to address range anxiety. The award pulled in more than 5,000 votes and winners were announced at the TaaS technology conference in Birmingham, UK.

Community Event

Spotlight

TomTom Maps APIs Kickoff Meetup in Amsterdam

June

28

On June 20th, we kicked off our first developer meetup in Amsterdam! There was good food, drinks, people and of course, great discussions around maps. Attendees came to learn more about our APIs and how adding location to your project is a simple solution. Learn more about our first meetup and when you can attend the next one!

Community Event