Creating Maps for Everyone
Article: Creating maps for everyone and network effects for the data driving them. By Sean Gorman. Receiver magazine 21, 2008.
URL = http://www.receiver.vodafone.com/creating-maps-for-everyone
Abstract
"Mapping was once the domain of professionals. Cartographers and geo-scientists trained in universities for several years to learn the best techniques for accurately displaying data on maps. In addition to training, professionals needed costly and complex desktop software to generate their maps.
The public often saw the end product of the map creation process, but was largely limited to scribbling on paper when it came to creating maps of its own. Beginning in 2005, this paradigm turned upside down. This article will examine recent trends, including web mapping, the availability of government geographic data, user generated data, the emergence of mobile data, and shifting to where we are today with questions about what this mass of data means for the end user." (http://www.receiver.vodafone.com/creating-maps-for-everyone)