tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819453.post4408007810847830858..comments2023-10-24T04:18:08.409-05:00Comments on J880: Human geography and mass communication: NPR Should Start Paying Me...Greg Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154543464555817869noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819453.post-79482616506490735442008-11-23T13:22:00.000-06:002008-11-23T13:22:00.000-06:00There are a slew of other mapping projects that ha...There are a slew of other mapping projects that have been established around the vision of providing users with some control over (and low barriers into) the mapmaking process. See for example Open Streetmap’s wiki-style approach towards mapping - <A HREF="http://www.openstreetmap.org/" REL="nofollow">http://www.openstreetmap.org/</A>, Greenmap’s community-centered take on online mapping and storytelling <A HREF="http://www.greenmap.org/" REL="nofollow">http://www.greenmap.org/</A>, or Mapufacture <A HREF="http://www.mapufacture.com/" REL="nofollow">http://www.mapufacture.com/</A>. I am particularly interested in seeing why and how groups and individuals use/take up low barrier “open source mapping” (especially via online spaces). Yep, I am riding the hype of the “geospatial web” : )<BR/><BR/>For what it’s worth I do have a soft spot for Walk Score <A HREF="http://www.walkscore.com/" REL="nofollow">http://www.walkscore.com/</A> - not for its ability to produce a good scoring system, but for its transparency (it admits its weaknesses under the link “How it doesn’t work”) and as a starting point for discussions around what makes a good neighborhood or what makes a neighborhood walkable? I used it as part of an intergenerational workshop and it sparked some very good discussions.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108862864093680802noreply@blogger.com