The New York Times has a front-page article (July 26) on the proliferation of maps on the “GeoWeb”, created as the result of easier mapping tools made available by Internet companies such as Google, Microsoft and Yahoo. Comparing the mapping similar to the concept of Wikipedia in that the efforts reflect “the collective knowledge of millions of contributors” and that “these companies have created the tools that are allowing people with minimal technical skills to do what only professional mapmakers were able to do before.”

• With Tools on Web, Amateurs Reshape Mapmaking