Geographic+Mapping

These sites provide online global maps as well as tools for interacting with them.

available. If one map becomes blocked or unavailable, one of the others has relatively similar features and zoom resolution || Carmen Sandiego, bird's eye view of local neighborhood ||
 * Wikipedia List of Online Maps **
 * Website: || [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_online_map_services#Global_on-line_maps] ||
 * Distribution: || In browser ||
 * Anonymous User: || View and run any of the listed map website options ||
 * Logged-in User: || Save special locations (on some sites listed) ||
 * Email Use: || Required for log-in account creation (on some sites listed) ||
 * Paid Option: || N/A ||
 * Comparison: || Large variety of map options, not especially interactive ||
 * Description: || Provides an up to date list of all the major interactive world map websites
 * Description: || Provides an up to date list of all the major interactive world map websites
 * Uses: || User could Identify geography of a country being studied, play Where in the world is

media type="custom" key="12971554" tools can be sluggish || tools are also available for adding images, measuring distance and area and sharing the map with others. || geography scavenger hunt, map historical wars or migrations, find the area of a country ||
 * Scribble Maps **
 * [] (in browser) **
 * Website: || [] ||
 * Distribution: || In browser, flash plug-in required ||
 * Anonymous User: || View, create, edit and share a scribbled map ||
 * Logged-in User: || Import spreadsheets and save maps to account ||
 * Email Use: || Required for log-in account creation ||
 * Paid Option: || Remove ads, (log-in access will be paid, free during the beta) ||
 * Comparison: || Easy to add onto the map and to share, map scrolling and
 * Comparison: || Easy to add onto the map and to share, map scrolling and
 * Description: || User can add shapes, text, and freehand lines to google maps
 * Uses: || Students could submit scribble maps as solutions to a

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 * Google Earth **
 * Website: || [] ||
 * Distribution: || Download (Windows XP, Mac 10.5 or Linux) ||
 * Anonymous User: || Download and run Google Earth ||
 * Logged-in User: || Save locations and add 3D models to the database ||
 * Email Use: || Required for log-in account (allows users to make a gmail
 * Email Use: || Required for log-in account (allows users to make a gmail
 * Paid Option: || Upload GIS data, 3D measurement data, Enterprise support ||
 * Comparison: || Very robust rendering of the earth, easy to navigate,
 * Description: || User can fly around the world rendered in 3D. Users can turn
 * Uses: || User can identify geography of a country being studied, play


 * TerraClues **

and treasure creation tools, limited interactivity beyond scavenger hunts || must be at or below while looking at the location in order to trigger success. The user then writes a description of the place in the clue section. For longer scavenger hunts, additional places and clues are created. || Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego, bird's eye view of local neighborhood ||
 * Website: || [|http://www.terraclues.com] ||
 * Distribution: || In browser ||
 * Anonymous User: || View and play terraclue scavenger hunts ||
 * Logged-in User: || Create and share scavenger hunts ||
 * Email Use: || Required for log-in ||
 * Paid Option: || N/A ||
 * Comparison: || Easy to create scavenger hunts, straightforward clue and
 * Comparison: || Easy to create scavenger hunts, straightforward clue and
 * Description: || User chooses a point on the map and a zoom level the player
 * Uses: || User can identify geography of a country being studied, play

media type="custom" key="12977194" settings, difficult to use beyond a local context || seek. Website contains locations of tuppareware sized and smaller containers which contain trinkets and lists of those who found the cache previously. || stronger sense of local community, explore otherwise vacant parts of the neighborhood. ||
 * Geocaching **
 * Website: || [] ||
 * Distribution: || In browser ||
 * Anonymous User: || View log-in screen ||
 * Logged-in User: || View, create and find Geocaches ||
 * Email Use: || Required for log-in ||
 * Paid Option: || Rate, create cache lists, map certain caches, use statistics ||
 * Comparison: || Easy to use, large community involvement, limited privacy
 * Comparison: || Easy to use, large community involvement, limited privacy
 * Description: || User becomes a member of a world wide game of hide and
 * Uses: || Teach path-finding and gps co-ordinate reading skills, gain a