Using Mappler to Showcase Research

Nowadays, most things have gone online and high tech. With Mappler, dreary, research papers may now be presented with a twist! (okay, so maybe you can only do this if the paper in question is related to location…)

Mappler allows users to map a point online and input data for a certain location in a proffessional manner.  Enviornmentalists may find Mappler a particularly useful tool for presenting data obtained from water sample analysis from various points along a river, or for tracking negative or positive changes  in the environment of a specific area.

Because Mappler allows various individuals to contribute to one site, it also helps that a project started by one die-hard environmentalist can be carried on and supplemented by others miles away~! Rather than a schizophrenic collection of numerous papers dealing on the same project carried in different areas, Mappler allows individuals to create one final, organized presentaiton of their data!

For a wonderful example, check out: http://www.communitymap.net/chatham/

-Joanne I.