From the world map in St. Columba's, Largs: where visitors from around the world had put in pins to denote their home-town.

Batchgeo: Creating Maps that Tell Stories

Batchgeo is an application that allows users to input locations and create a custom map of highlighted destinations. The pinned places can be subdivided into themes and shared to a wider audience, using maps to tell a story. This can be especially useful as a tool for city diplomacy.

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For the latest updates on webjournalism tools and apps, visit USC School of Journalism professor Robert Hernandez's website

Photo by Charles Clegg/ CC by-SA 2.0

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