"The Evolving Geoweb"

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Google describes concrete geoweb advances: Google Map Maker opens editing in ~164 countries and users map whole cities in days (one user adds 500+ points on Little Tobago; a Pakistani city is remapped within seven days), Kenya nonprofits download bulk map data for local projects, and the cell‑tower/Wi‑Fi/AGPS location service reaches ~90% global coverage. A new Maps Data API lets apps store and publish KML/Geo data on Google infrastructure, and two ad products—local search ads and a viewport geo‑targeted ad unit—provide monetization.

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1. 0:00The evolution of the geoweb
2. 1:40Crowdsourcing the base map
3. 10:34Building location platforms
4. 20:04Searching the geoweb
5. 24:13Maps data API and usage
6. 26:43Monetizing the ecosystem

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