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Describe the world: Wikimapia review (1/3)
May 22nd, 2008 by editor
by mheo soriano
Describe the world with Wikimapia
Describe the world, this is the tagline of Wikimapia when it was launched on May 24, 2006.
It is a map and satellite imaging resource that integrates the Google Maps with a wiki system which allows users to add information about the selected location anywhere around the globe.
Wikimapia is the brainchild of Alexandre Koriakine and Evgeniy Saveliev.
It became very popular that it was included in list of the top 1000 frequently visited websites.
As of today Wikimapia more than 7 million places marked by users. Even though access to
Wikimapia does not require registration, more than 153,000 users from around the world have registered.
To be continued…