Google Maps has a new feature called "My Maps" that allows users to tag locations with information that can be saved and shared with others. The user guide for this new mashup tool indicates that users can draw shapes on maps, add text, associate locations with search results, and link to or embed photos and video. Furthermore, control over sharing is robust, allowing users to share their maps with individuals or groups, and to control whether or not the map appears in Google's index.
I can envision using this tool in coordination with an upcoming project I'll be doing with my Ecology course when we'll be producing a video documentary of local, human-influenced environmental disruptions. I'd like to have the students put the video up on the net somehow, and this would be a great way to ground their work. Other disciplines could map out historical movements, literary journeys, and other similar projects.
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