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All Points Blog links to Wikimapia.org. From the website: "WikiMapia is a project to describe the whole planet Earth. How to use:
Just move the map to find interesting places, click on rectangles. To add an interesting place or object use Add New link. Note: Please only add places interesting to everyone. Who We Are:
Wikimapia was created by Alexandre Koriakine and Evgeniy Saveliev, inspired by Google maps and Wikipedia. " The site looks very promising however, it is unknown if users will embrace this new tool.
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(Score:3, Informative)( http://pthbb.org/ )
In Bob we trust, all others bring data.
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(Score:3, Insightful)( http://www.redgeographics.com/ )
For the moment, it doesn't seem to offer anything more than the various Google Earth Community categories in GE...
Hans van der Maarel
Waymarking and WikiMapia: How useful?
(Score:3, Informative)Waymarking.com [waymarking.com] is an offshoot of Geocaching.com [geocaching.com]. Somewhat similar, in that people can post stuff they like. On Waymarking, people basically post the lat-long coordinates of a place they find interesting. There are categories of places, like restaurants, libraries and historical markers. Many geocachers took little interest since there is no real "hunting" aspect, and the site is marginally useful as a directory. Just a somewhat structured listing of McDonald's, severe weather sirens, and dog-friendly hotels. That's my two cents.
People will contribute to such community-based mapping or marking sites, but the question is, who cares and who will actually use them for research or finding stuff? Different people have different opinions of what is geographically important.