Lab 3 - Neogeography

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Neogeography is very useful because one can share practically anything about anywhere to anyone. In my case, my map  can give my friends and family a better idea of where I will be going and what I will be doing while on Semester at Sea. Being able to put in pictures and videos is a great way for people to visualize what the location looks like other than on a map and can give great background information. Neogeography is continuing to be developed  and has so much potential in our technology-driven world. Soon we will probably be able to integrate our My Maps into Global Positioning Systems and share the maps through those devices. One consequence of neogeography, though, is the potential lack of privacy. If everyone is making maps with their home labeled right on it and a vacation mapped out, it will not be hard to tell where they live or where they are going. People who use the My Maps feature and other neogeography tools should be sure to be careful with who they are sharing their map with.

Though there are definite benefits of neogeography, there are some pitfalls that could be worked on. For example, I had trouble embedding my YouTube video into my map. Even my friends that are computer science majors could not figure it out. Eventually I realized that I had to use a completely different code than what I was given. In addition to the video problem, drawing the line for my trip was difficult to do because there was no way to extend the line after I accidentally ended it. Technological discouragements like this are expected to happen and hopefully will soon be fixed so that neogeography can become even more advanced.