Social Source Commons

Group maps for online communities

Free, Open dynamic web mapper. (An alternative to Google/Yahoo Maps)

ArcView is full-featured GIS software for visualizing, managing, creating, and analyzing geographic data.

GIS mapping software

Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.

QGIS FOSS Desktop Geographic Information System (GIS)

Define, map and analyze neighborhood information using preloaded information

Google Maps mashup for basic map viewing of community data, easy to use

Variety of geodata/spacial data conversion tools for use with mapping applications. Home of Zmaps for determining latitutes and longitudes via a google maps mashup

Free/Open Source Mapping and GIS Analysis software for Linux, OS X and Windows. Comparable to Manifold or ArcView

Transforms shapefiles into kml files for use with Google Earth or MapWindow

(GLCF) provides earth science data for analyzing global environmental systems. Data sets can be viewed and downloaded online. GLCF research focuses on determining land cover and land cover change around the world.

Java-based Internet mapping server for deployment of mapping applications.

Social networking site based around personalized maps.

Maps and directions.

Geotagging solution for Mac. It allows you to easily add to your photos and home videos the location where they were taken.

Hosted mapping tool that can generate heatmaps from datasets.

Provides basic geospatial capabilities for Plone, enables content to be marshalled into Google Earth or OpenLayers maps.

PhotoOverlays are photographs that are directly embedded in the Google Earth's landscape, PhotoOverlay Creator is a software tool allowing you to quickly and easily create your own PhotoOverlay.

Generate boundary maps or geocode.

QUIKGRID is a program which will read in a set of scattered data points (x, y, z) which represents a surface. The program will generate a grid from this data and then display the surface as a contour map, or as a 3d representation.

Mobile GMaps is a FREE application that displays maps from Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Windows Live Local (MSN Virtual Earth), Ask.com, Open Street Map and other sources on Java J2ME-enabled mobile phones, PDAs and other devices.

Map Channels is a service that lets you embed a custom map into your website or blog without the need for coding.

Nautical data mashup for Google Earth.

StarTraX is a program that allows you to relive your GPS journey in real time. High definition images from Google Earth combine with StarTraX to show you exactly where you’ve been.

Pict'Earth is a combination of advanced image aquisition products and services giving you the ability to produce high definition images over your areas of interest.

MapTube is a free resource for viewing, sharing, mixing and mashing maps online.

PolicyMap is an innovative geographic information system which allows you to easily create custom maps, tables, and charts.

The Google Maps API lets you embed Google Maps in your own web pages with JavaScript. The API provides a number of utilities for manipulating maps (just like on the http://maps.google.com web page) and adding content to the map through a variety of services, allowing you to create robust maps applications on your website.

Location-based social-networking site.

Service that enables people to tag and share real time environmental data from objects, devices and spaces around the world.

EarthSwoop lets you view and share sights.

GPS mapping program

This software makes it possible to create vector maps which can be uploaded to Garmin GPS receivers.

Mapufacture provides dynamic, customizable geographic information and collaborative mapping.

Google Earth plugin that lets you quickly and with high precision find the direction to the satellite from any location.

Create interactive maps using a vector architecture base.

Web-based service for organizations to publish their online member directories using clickable maps.

Full-featured GIS tool

JOSM is the "Java OpenStreetMap Editor", a desktop application originally developed by Immanuel Scholz and currently maintained by Dirk Stöcker. Currently it supports loading stand alone GPX tracks and GPX track data from the OSM database as well as loading and editing existing nodes, ways, metadata tags and relations from the OSM database.