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Mashups can be included in reports and assignments to provide a visual representation to describe data and to "demonstrate mastery of a subject". [7] On the internet learners access free development platforms such as Yahoo’s Pipes, Google Mashup Editor, and Microsoft’s Popfly. [8] One example of a student created mashup project is MapSkip.
On January 15, 2009, Vic Gundotra, Google's VP of Engineering, announced that the Mashup Editor would be migrated to the Google App Engine: "Existing Mashup Editor applications will stop receiving traffic in six months, and we hope you will join our team in making the exciting transition to App Engine."
Google Map Maker was a map editing service launched by Google in June 2008. [2] In geographies where it is hard to find providers of good map data, user contributions were used to increase map quality. Changes to Google Map Maker were intended to appear on Google Maps only after sufficient review by
Other overlays-based collaborative mapping tools follow a different approach and focus on user centered content creation and experience. There users enrich maps with their own points of interest and build kind of travel books for themselves. At the same time users can explore overlays of other users as collaborative extension.
In proprietary or open source collaborative software, users collaborate to create and improve the web mapping experience. This type of web mapping is the most popular or familiar amongst the population today. [22] Some collaborative web mapping projects are: Google Map Maker; Here Map Creator; OpenStreetMap; WikiMapia
Lars Eilstrup Rasmussen is a Danish [1] computer scientist, technology executive, and the co-founder of Google Maps. [2] He was later the director of engineering for Facebook in London. [3] In early 2003, Lars and his brother Jens co-founded a mapping-related startup, Where 2 Technologies, which was acquired by Google in October 2004. Rasmussen ...
A mashup (computer industry jargon), in web development, is a web page or web application that uses content from more than one source to create a single new service displayed in a single graphical interface. For example, a user could combine the addresses and photographs of their library branches with a Google map to create a map mashup. [1]
The aim of WikiProject Maps is to improve the quality of maps across the Wikimedia Foundation. The Maps for Wikipedia page is an overview of different formats and tools for maps available on Wikipedia. The Map conventions page provides advice for creating and improving maps. The Map workshop page can be used to add your map requests and your ...