Wikimapia

Someone had to do it. A duo with Russian-sounding names launched Wikimapia.org—modestly described as not just another mashup, but a project to help describe the whole planet Earth.

At the time of my trial (a few minutes ago) the system required no registration—anyone can add a place on the map and describe it. I already saw signs of abuse. The site is powered by the Google Maps engine, and has a Flickr-like interface for saving descriptions and tags (keywords).

I will be watching for signs that the general population is (or is not) already tired of consumer online mapping aplications.

From the laconic “About” document:

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. Small rules: please add places with interest to other people.

Who We Are
Wikimapia was created by Alexandre Koriakine and Evgeniy Saveliev, inspired by Google maps and WikiPedia.

This entry was contributed by Atanas Entchev