Introduction to Neogeography (Citizen Mapping) &
Online Mapping (Google Earth, ArcExplorer)
Web 2.0 and the Neogeographer
•You don’t need to be a professional cartographer to create a map
•You don’t need to be a programmer to create a mapping application
Neogeography : Essentially, Neogeography is about people using and
creating their own maps, on their own terms and by combining elements
of an existing toolset. Andrew Turner, 2007.
www.openstreetmap.org
http://www.scribblemaps.com/
Citizen Mapping Projects
 Urban
 Open
Forest Map : http://www.urbanforestmap.org/map/
Street Map : openstreetmap.org
: http://www.urbanforestmap.org/map
www.openstreetmap.org
OpenStreetMap vs Google
Maps
OpenStreetMap
Google Maps
You try it
 openstreetmap.org
Google Maps
http://catmap.wayne.edu/#wayne_state_main
http://www.totaljobs.com/JobSearch/jobs-on-a-map.aspx
With Google Maps you can create personalized,
annotated, customized maps. Your maps can contain:
- Placemarks
- Lines
- Shapes
Once you have created a map, you can:
 Add descriptive text, including rich text and HTML
 Embed photos and videos in your map
 Share your maps with others
 Import KML or GeoRSS to your map
 Open your map in Google Earth
Interactive Mapping Websites
 Basic
Mapping Program
 Access to information
 Visual display of resources
 Customizability
 User added?
Interactive Mapping Websites
Tennessee's Enterprise GIS Portal
http://tnmap.state.tn.us/viewer/
City of New York Interactive Map
http://gis.nyc.gov/doitt/nycitymap/
Internet Mapping
A
mapping service allows you to create maps on
their server, on the internet. You don’t need any
special programs downloaded because you are
creating a map on a server that provides you with
the ability to interact with their software and data.
 These
types of sites vary with features – with some
allowing you only basic input, whereas others
support customizable legends, titles, and selective
datasets.
Google Earth