Panel reports 1,700 events and Google-powered digital map
Thomas-Henry asks how many events were published and whether the digital map was published. Kreamer says 1,700 events, and Mamana describes a map created by Neuron with Google Maps that was translatable in 50 languages.
And how many events were ultimately published?
1,700.
1,700, okay.
And was the digital map of participating small businesses required by local law 107 ultimately published as well?
The map and event calendar had lists of small businesses.
Anyone that was doing a World Cup-related event, or even, I think, an event in that time period, was able to, whether or not they were a member of NYC Tourism, whether or not they were affiliated with anyone, was able to put, kind of enter into their data into the system.
It was really a combination of a navigational tool and a map.
It was created by a company called Neuron in collaboration with Google.
So it was powered by Google Maps, but it allowed the systems to speak to each other.
So if you submitted an event or offer onto our calendar, it would surface in this tool.
And you could also search with real-time transportation inputs.
How long is it going to take you to get to a fan zone?
How long will it take you to get to the match?
Is the subway down?
Is there traffic?
So it was a little bit of a combination, and it was powered by AI only so that we can make sure it was translatable in 50 languages.
So it was sort of a hybrid, not strictly a map, but it did have mapping capabilities in there, but it allowed all the back end.
So as we got signups for the programs for the FIBRO Winter Special, as somebody submitted an event, it would all populate here on the back end.
So it was a useful tool that was piloted during the marathon and was then recreated and expanded for the World Cup.
Okay.