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Neogeography literally means "new geography". This term is used to describe the use of geographical techniques to create one's own map for personal and social activities. Nowadays, most people rely on these technologies and tools almost everyday. Google map, Google Earth, and GPS, are all examples of neogeography. These tools are very easily accessible, can be easily updated, and are relatively accurate. Neogeography is really helpful when one needs to find out a location, the direction to a certain place, and even to plan a trip. The usage of neogeography is rapidly distributed throughout the world, and it will be a major geographical tool in the future. We live in a generation in which there is no need to memorize any maps because of neogeography.
Although extremely helpful in everyday life, neogeography also has pitfalls. One of the possible problems I can find with neogeography is the fact that the accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Anyone can create their own map based on their personal knowledge and experience, and theses maps can be published for everyone else to see. These maps only reflects the author's own perspective, thus might not be completely accurate. With the same assumption, there might be many version of the same map that are made by different people around the world, which sometimes might be confusing for someone to read. Although having possible problems, neogeography is still an excellent tool for us to explore the world!
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