WWF's Ten to Watch 2010
The World Wildlife Fund's "Ten to Watch" is a list of animals which will likely become more threatened in the near future. This map allows the user to see where they are, what they look like and what plagues them. All included information was obtained from www.wwf.org/ on October 12, 2010. Be sure to zoom in on China to see panda population detail.
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On Neogeography:
The biggest pitfall of neogeography is the potential for reduced accuracy levels. When VIG (volunteered geographic information) is utilized to create a data set, it is rarely edited for correctness and thus can lead to imprecision. There have been studies about such publically controlled sites as Wikipedia showing that they are accurate most of the time. Nevertheless, the chance of error in neogeography is greater than that of a government-issued map and remains its biggest pitfall.
The potential of neogeography is limitless. The general public now has the opportunity to create whatever maps it wants, whenever and wherever it wants to—on a mobile phone or a desktop or in a library. Neogeography will lead to more public sharing of information, from restaurant reviews to traffic reports to Toys ‘R Us sites. It has the potential to meet every person’s private wants while satisfying the needs of the public, because the private is becoming public.
Neogeography is changing our expectations of technology; a sort of democratization of mapping is about to ensue. As people become more comfortable with maps, the world will be a lot easier to navigate—not only physically but also socially. People can find all information they need on the internet, and now they can learn where to find it in the real world. Neogeography is merging information with location for the everyday citizen. The consequences of that are sure to be unalterable.
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