The Internet today is all about you. It is the average user who is generating the best content for the Net - from movie reviews to stock photos. So it is no surprise that this trend has plotted its way to cartography as well. Once considered an expensive proposition due to the sheer number of man-hours needed to create the smallest of geographical pictures, map making is now benefiting from the common man's urge - and enthusiasm - to try make a difference to his community in one way or the other.
If you are also one of those who pulls out a phone when lost in the bylanes of a city or the rural wilderness, just remember that the Google Maps that you trust so much owes a lot for its content to people who think...
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