Startup Idea: Development of Customizable Graphic Map Software for News Media

Startup idea to develop a comprehensive software for news media that facilitates the creation of customizable graphic maps. These maps should have a specific graphic style replicating the news network, with features like overlays, highlighter for roads, pointers, tabs and text boxes. Current solutions like Google Maps and SnazzyMaps don't fully meet the demands of a professional news station.

I work in news media and there is no adequate software to make graphic maps for News stories.

A graphic map is a map much like a standard google map, but with a specific graphic style to represent the news network. It needs to be able to add image overlays and highlight roads and locations that are customizable. Such as pointers and tabs and text boxes.

There are several options but none that incorporate all aspects of what a news station would need to represent a story to a news viewer. Googlemaps and SnazzyMaps are the closet to what News stations need but not close enough to use in a professional manner. I have tried googlemaps.com and snazzymaps.com but neither are adequate.

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