Katrina Information Map- Wiki Style
Monday, September 05, 2005
A Katrina Information Map has been made, Wiki style. The map is a map of the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. It is "Wiki style" because any Internet user may add information to it.
The site is located here: http://www.scipionus.com. Although it was just created a matter of days ago, the site has exploded with traffic. People have been adding "information markers" like crazy.
A quick glimpse reveals comments added saying things like "502 North Beach Blvd. House Destroyed. Added 09/02/05" and "Bayou Drive, minimal damage" making the site very helpful. Unfortunately a lot of people are also posting questions and making guesses or comments which is cluttering up the system.
Either way it is a neat, simple, helpful tool. The reliability of it depends on everyone so it is not perfectly accurate information but it still shows how helpful one little site on the Internet could be.
posted by AbsoluteRaleigh @ 12:57 PM,
