Place-Based+Tools

=Where 2.0= Get Inspired: Murmur Project: http://murmurtoronto.ca/ [|murmur] place based storytelling:

A documentary oral history project that records stories and memories told about specific geographic locations. We collect and make accessible people’s personal histories and anecdotes about the places in their neighborhoods that are important to them. In each of these locations we install a [murmur] sign with a telephone number on it that anyone can call with a mobile phone to listen to that story while standing in that exact spot, and engaging in the physical experience of being right where the story takes place. Some stories suggest that the listener walk around, following a certain path through a place, while others allow a person to wander with both their feet and their gaze.

These tools are useful for stories or presentations that are tied to locations over a distance, such as a travel trip or a historical accounting. See also http://www.storymapping.org/ and [|Find a Story... Map a Story... Tell a Story...] and **[|StoryMapping Resources]**

Google My Maps [|Google Maps-How to Create a Map] http://maps.google.com/ http://www.googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/
Associate steps of your stories with locations on a map. Editing each one allows annotation of locations with mages (e.g. using links from flickr), and other rich text features. Now they provide cut and paste code (via the "Link to this Page") so you can embed the maps in any web page

Mapwing http://www.mapwing.com/[| Mapwing Help/How-To] http://www.mapwing.com/help.php
A tool really designed for created linked tours or annotated drawings/maps- generate a base map by importing or drawing, add nodes, each with a view looking in 4 directions, captions, link together.

CommunityWalk http://www.communitywalk.com http://www.rebooting.ca/place/ (directions)
[|CommunityWalk] is the easiest to use of the bunch, with all the features - like map point photo galleries, comments, and color-coded categories - without the confusion.

Wayfaring http://www.wayfaring.com/
Annotate a map with three kinds of tools- a waypoint (one that can be used in multiple maps), a note, or a path/route. The flow of the story is less apparent, unless one does it with a combination of routes to show a path. Wayfaring, a similar service to CommunityWalk, got onto the map as a result of its popular television show maps. The [|Jacktracker map] traces Jack Bauer's footsteps from the hit TV show //24//. There's also a map of [|//Veronica Mars// filming locations] and a map of [|//American Idol// contestant hometowns].

Palatial http://platial.com/splash http://platial.com/faq (how to)
Perhaps the newest entry into the social, collaborative maps space is Platial. Platial doesn't have in-map embedding of photos and video, but it encourages users to tell their stories as they relate to place better than the others. For example, anyone can add themselves to the open [|Where I was when 9/11 happened] Platial map.

Flickr Maps http://www.flickr.com/help/map/
A Map? On Flickr? Is that a question? "Not quite, but, it's OK. Yes! We've added [|**a fabulous map of the world**] to Flickr. You can [|geotag your photos] (in Organizr) to show us where you took them, or you can just browse around the world and see where other people have been and what they saw. A good first step might be to [|**watch our Exploring the Map screencast**] ."