The MapGuide Open is a web mapping contest open to users of MapGuide Open Source in North America who develop and submit a web site using the new software. Entries can be submitted and prizes will be awarded in three categories: Business, Government, and Miscellaneous.

1. Read  Contest Rules & Guidelines
2. Download MapGuide Open Source from  http://mapguide.osgeo.org
3. Download Autodesk MapGuide Studio from  http://www.autodesk.com/mapguidestudio
4. Install software using the documentation and  Getting Started instructions.
5. Use your own geospatial data if you can. If you have none, sample road network and points of interest data will be provided for Washington DC, Frankfurt Germany, and Taipei Taiwan.  Get the data.
6. Use Autodesk MapGuide Studio to load your data, style the layers, then create and publish your map. Use the PHP, .NET or Java APIs to integrate business logic into your application.
7. Submit your application.
8. Check this page on June 20 to see if you won!

The contest is sponsored by Autodesk and hosted by Directions Magazine. Sample data is provided courtesy of NAVTEQ.

Contest opens on March 16^th. Contest entries may be submitted between March 16 and May 31, 2006.

Voting for the winners of The MapGuide Open is open to all visitors to the contest website between June 1 and June 15, 2006. Selection criteria for voters are functionality, design, applicability and uniqueness. Contest entries receiving the most votes during the voting period will win! Winners will be announced on June 20, 2006.

Three prizes in each of the contest categories will be awarded to those sites receiving the most votes. Prizes include:

Three names will be drawn at random from among the voters to receive one of the three prizes mentioned above.