From: "geni" geniice@gmail.com
Recalling Jimbo's "Ten Things That Should Be Free" (http://many.corante.com/archives/2005/08/05/jimbos_problems_a_free_culture_m...) in particular number 7: Free the Maps!
Perhaps, but a map is not an encyclopedia. It should all be free, but not everything should necesserilly be put in this particular project. Mgm
<redlink>the free atlas</redlink>
Wikimaps sadly isn't really practicle. A lot of work goes into makeing a map and a lot of that has to be done on the ground.
With the spread of consumer GPS devices, from Garmin/Magellan and others, "free map" is getting more practical. A wiki method of creating the maps would split "trackers" who uploads the tracks of roads and other features, and "mappers" who trace over the tracks and storing/compiling in useable formats format.
Exactly the above methodology is used by the trackers and mappers on http://www.malsingmaps.com . The maps there covering Malaysia and Singapore are free. Online version of the map at http://www.malsingmaps.net .
I remember there is already a sort of wiki map project by someone in UK. Lets see, googling "wiki map". Here it is, http://www.openstreetmap.org/ "OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you. OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth."
regards, sabre23t =^.^=