Ushahidi
Ushahidi means “testimony” in Swahili and this African organisation have built a Web 2 platform that crowdsources crisis information. The platform allows anyone to submit crisis information through text messaging using a mobile phone, email or web form.
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In March Ushahidi produced a map of human rights abuses in Kenya. The mash-up allowed anyone in Kenya to report on human rights violations that they had seen, and then tagged the information on a Google Map.
In November they created a similar map for the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Best Map Game of 2008
Mini Flight Sim
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The amazing James Stafford created this flight sim for the new Google Earth Browser plug-in. Put your seat belt on and jet around the world.
Development of 2008
Street View Rome
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The Google Maps team unveiled a number of new developments this year but for me the introduction of street view to a number of countries outside of the US was the highlight. In particular the street view imagery of Rome is stunning.
Here are some of the outstanding sights:
Rome
The Colosseum, The Vatican, The Trevi Fountain, Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, Pyramid of Cestius, Trajan's Forum
Strangest Map of 2008
Nioibu
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The strangest map of the year must have been this Japanese map of smells. Nioibu allows members to map odours that they have encountered.
For a more detailed breakdown of the new developments in Google Maps introduced in 2008 read:
To view the best Google Maps Mash-ups of 2008 read:
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