Maps Joins Googles Collaborative Applications

It started with Writely, that is the ability to work collaboratively online that is. Then continued and expanded when Writely became Google Documents. Now collaboration features have been added to Google Maps, and I have a feeling that you will continue to see additional collaborative applications.

For more on it check out Google Operating System - Edit Maps Collaboratively:

Google Maps has finally added the missing piece from personalized maps: collaboration. If you create a map in the "My Maps" section, you can now invite people to collaborate or allow anyone to edit the map like in a wiki.

"The My Maps feature of Google Maps lets people create maps to share their hobbies and expertise with the world. For example, a surfing enthusiast could map out their favorite surf spots or a surfing club could plot all the best beaches in Southern California. Now imagine if all the surfers around the globe worked together, leveraging their combined knowledge to create a single map of the best surf spots worldwide, applying the power of wiki-style collaboration to cartography," suggests Google Lat-Long blog.

And Download Squad - Google launches collaborative My Maps editing:

Google has added a collaboration feature to the My Maps section of Google Maps. What does that mean? Essentially you can create a custom map, and then open it up for other people to edit.

Say, for example you're planning a trip to Chicago with friends. You want to use Google Maps to plot the places you should visit when you're there. You can find a few destinations and add them to the map and then add your friends as collaborators and they can each add more points to the map.

You can also create a map that anyone can edit by selecting "allow anyone to edit this map." This feature could come in handy for conspiracy nuts plotting UFO sightings or recreational runners looking for good running paths.

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