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Describe the world: Wikimapia review (3/3)
May 30th, 2008 by editor
by mheo soriano
GeoTools
With Wikimapia, you can also measure distance, land area and even map IP addresses. This is made possible by the Wikimapia’s Geotools feature which is available in the menu situated in the top of the page. These features are available to everyone as it does not require registration.
Users can also label/mark roads or routes with the use of segments and points, after that the selection can be named and be given description as if it was a location. This option, however is only available to registered users.
Wikipedia has earns its income through Google ads. But the creators of WikiMapia sought for investors last July 2007,