SadakMap resulted from the lack of ease in finding local information (businesses, public places, etc) when I moved to Pune, India. For that matter, this is generally true about any major metropolitan city in India. There are a host of providers listing pages and pages of information about the cities, but the traditional way in which this information is presented makes it difficult to use. If you are facing similar problems, wherever you are, then SadakMap.com is for you.
SadakMap was created to provide a map interface to browse for information. It is easy for people to relate to information displayed on a map and making it interactive makes the map come alive. Being a bandwidth intensive site, the target segment is expected to be those that have ready access to a fairly high speed internet connection.
There are 2 main elements to the site. The first, as discussed above, is about local businesses and public places. The user community would take upon itself to populate their locality with such places using the “Add Place” feature. Each such place gets a “review” capability where other users can submit their ratings and review comments.
The other main element of the site is the ability to post messages on the map. This would allow users to post questions/concerns by clicking on a certain location on the map. Other users in the locality, who would typically be best suited to provide an answer, would then respond to the original message. The “Discussion” tab allows for this functionality. The hope is that the user community would use this feature to bond within their localities and exchange information.
Google Maps provides a great backdrop for these features (this site is in no way affiliated with Google). The API’s are intuitive and there is a large community of users’ experiences to draw upon.
We hope you find this site fun and useful and we would love to hear from you.
