I blogged about Milieucontact International experimenting with a mashup of google earth and wikis: Riny Heijdendael explained during a meeting what he is working on right now: One of the major problems I encountered was that more and more the network faced the problem of finding the relevant information, both on a geographic as a thematic scale.

Questions arose like these:

How do I know what other themes are being addressed in my region or
country?

Who is working on the same theme as I am?

How can i quickly connect to the part the network that can enhance my strategy for my own region or theme?

How do I present my local knowledge to a broader audience without having to set up a "website", including all the hassle?

How can I setup a joint strategy with my local network about a certain case (without learning any new system)

The Milieukontakt International already used a wiki for a time, so it seemed to be good idea to try to integrate these questions with a more "visual approach". Maps perfectly fits this vacancy. Connecting the geographical oriented and visual approach of Google Earth with the existing wiki was a logical step.

You can read the full text here: http://icollaborate.blogspot.com/2007/10/mashed-potatoes-mixing-google-e...