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Mashups and GeoTagging Mashup ‐ A website that uses content from more than one source to create a completely new service. GeoTagging ‐ the process of adding geographical iden=fica=on informa=on to various media such as websites, RSS feeds, or images. This data usually consists of la=tude and longitude coordinates, though it can also include al=tude and place names. Google Maps hBp://maps.google.com/

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MashupsandGeoTagging

• Mashup‐Awebsitethatusescontentfrommorethanonesourcetocreateacompletelynewservice.

• GeoTagging‐theprocessofaddinggeographicaliden=fica=oninforma=ontovariousmediasuchaswebsites,RSSfeeds,orimages.Thisdatausuallyconsistsofla=tudeandlongitudecoordinates,thoughitcanalsoincludeal=tudeandplacenames.

GoogleMaps

• hBp://maps.google.com/

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Mashups

hBp://www.housingmaps.com/

Mashups

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Mashups

hBp://www.communitywalk.com/

Flickr/MashupsPu0ngPicturesinTheirPlace

• Thepopularphoto‐sharingwebsiteFlickrhasmadeiteasytoplacepicturesonamap‐‐poten=allychangingWebsearch,travel,andlocalnews.

hBp://www.technologyreview.com/read_ar=cle.aspx?id=17427&ch=infotech

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GoogleEarth

hBp://earth.google.com/