lab3 Neogeography

在较大的地图中查看A tour Hongkongbr />   I made a tour map of HongKong. I have been HongKong for four times, but it still attractive and charming to me, especially the Ocean Park, marked by the blue color. Although it may seems childish for adults, I leave my best memory for childhood and have a wonderful experience with my family there. This map starts from Avenues of Stars, and includes a well-known shopping center, Ocean Park and several places to eat.

Neogeography, also new geography, is about people using and creating their own maps, on their own terms by combining elements of an existing toolset.
Neogeography enables everyday users to share geographic information according to their preferences through mashups such as Goole map, Microsoft Bing Maps and MapQuest. Neogeography also helps to spread information, so people can easily select geographic information they want. For example, a young adult may choose my map as a tour guide of HongKong.

Despite the advantages above, neogeography has several pitfalls. First is that most of the maps are made by  non-proffessional users and volunteers, so the maps can be misrepresentation and offer wrong information, which is the same way in wikipedia. Second is that the maps are made according to personal interests and preferences, so they are biased and may not show the comprehensive information, as makers eliminate information which seems "useless" to them. Third is that there may be malicious damage toward mashups, and administrators are really needed to protect the geographic information on internet. And the possible consequence of neogeography is that it facilitates our life in one hand, but provides wrong information and does not satisfy everyone in the other hand.