New Map App Calls Users to Tell Stories

Even for technology-skeptics it is hard to argue against the usefulness of map-based applications. Plenty of times, I’ve navigated my way out of hairy situations with Google Maps or checked the traffic layer to avoid gridlocked areas. Friends of mine started wheelmap.org, which flags buildings according to their wheelchair accessibility – great idea – and I’ve also heard about crowdsourced crisis maps, used as tools to coordinate help in disaster areas.