HipMaps

HipMaps LLC

About this app

HipMaps - custom maps with an interactive companion app – is a personalized itinerary, helping guests & visitors experience the destination like a local while easily navigating to every place they need to be.
• Include only the places that you want to highlight on your map – from hot spots & hidden gems in the area to event logistics – you choose!
• Curate your comments about each place & tailor your map to your audience, whether that be for guests or marketing – you choose!
• Guests link to websites and get directions right from the app – there is no need for you or your guests to learn new technology – our app is easy-peasy!
• HipMaps are visually engaging and designed in your style with your branding, serving as part tool and part keepsake!

HipMaps ensures that every guest & visitor feels welcome and informed — and every organizer & host looks like a rock star. HipMaps are both printable and used in our interactive app so ALL your guests feel the love! Great for Chambers of Commerce, meetings & events, hotels & lodging, visitors bureaus, sport events & tournaments, colleges, wineries & more.

While Using the HipMaps App You Can:
- See your real-time location on your map: no getting lost!
- Access curated comments about each place, strengthening your connection with the local community.
- Link to websites, providing additional quick-hit information.
- Pull up Google Maps directions to each location.

Don’t have a host’s access code? You can try out the HipMaps app with these access codes:
HipTrail – A collection of parks and trails in the (pretend) community of Greenville, NC
HipChamber – The (pretend) Franklin Chamber of Commerce highlighting their members in Northern California
HipRiver – A (pretend) Inn in Wauwatosa, WI
HipCampus – A (pretend) university’s Parents Weekend in Virginia

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Download the HipMaps app and open it.
2. Allow the HipMaps app to access your location while using the app.
3. Enter your host’s map access code, or use one of the sample codes above, & hit ‘View Map’.
4. Your host’s custom map will appear on your screen, with the Google Maps base map layered underneath it.
5. Click on the bottom blue section with “Click here for details, websites & directions” to expand the list of locations on the map. Click on the arrow symbol to the left of the desired location to bring up directions from your current location in Google Maps. If there is a globe symbol to the right of the location, click on it to bring up that location’s website. Click on the map area to minimize the map list. Note: not all locations will have the globe symbol displayed - it is up to the map’s host to decide if they want to link a location to a website.
6. Zoom in and out (using fingers); use the app tools to zoom to the map extent (home symbol); toggle the custom map and Google Map labels on and off (layer symbol); zoom to your location (location symbol); or learn about HipMaps (i symbol).

Note: if you do not want to see your location on the custom map or use the directions feature, simply do not allow the app to access your location. You can always update permissions in your phone’s Settings.

Pro tip: In order avoid having to enter the map access code every time you use it, do not completely close the app – simply minimize it.

Interested in learning more or creating your own HipMap? Visit HipMaps.com or email us at [e-mail]

SUPPORT
We can help! Go to https://hipmaps.com/faqs/
Or get app instructions at https://hipmaps.com/hipmaps-app/
Or email us at [e-mail]

LEGAL
Privacy Policy: https://hipmaps.com/privacy-policy/
Terms of Use: https://hipmaps.com/terms-conditions/

CONNECT WITH US
https://hipmaps.com/
[e-mail]

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What’s new

HipMaps – a personalized way to give guests and visitors a sense of direction, discover local hotspots, and event info – has been updated for easier access to location details, websites, and directions.

Want to try HipMaps? Check the full app description for access codes. Visit HipMaps.com for more info and a discount code for your own personalized HipMap.

We value your feedback! Email us at [e-mail]