Today we're announcing the alpha release of @vis.gl/react-google-maps, the first Google-sponsored library for integrating Maps JavaScript API components in a React web app. The package contains React components that correspond to elements in the Maps JavaScript API and hooks to access the map instance and additional libraries, speeding up load times and making the overall codebase easier to manage. This package will allow developers to quickly and easily create web applications that have geospatial experiences while having the peace of mind that the library will be kept up to date.