Cartografía participativa y web 2.0: estudio de interrelaciones y análisis de experiencias

Both participatory mapping and web 2.0 feed from a same principle: citizens or community can have a voice, communicate, share, and give their own point of view. The online mapping applications, one of the many resources of the social web, enable users to take ownership of the territory, so they can georeference their own space, according to their interests and needs. The online maps are converted, therefore, in instruments for citizen participation. This article discusses the relationship between Web 2.0 and participatory mapping and offers some examples of this type of experiences that are currently carried out.