Space Data Wiki Options

[volcanopele]

An interesting project, but I am still trying to get my head around what you are trying to do here. Is this akin to a Google Earth, but for other worlds, where users can upload pictures and comments tied to a location on the surface of a world (like the layers in Google Earth with Wikipedia links, user photos, and Nat Geo pics)? Will this be limited to Mars, or is that only in your current working version?

[MouseOnMars]

Hello volcanopele .

It sounds like you've already understood the project.

Yes, it will be like Google Earth for other planets (not just Mars). People will be able to add a comment about a particular location. The action of adding a comment will start a new wiki page where text and other media can be added. Contributions can be shared on the social networking sites.

You can't actually directly add a comment in Google Earth that is publicly shared. This is why I have a plugin in development for NASA Worldwind where the user clicks on a location directly on the globe to add a comment. The project will have a core database and Web Map Server that can talk to Google Earth, Worldwind and Open Layers (google maps like, open source app), so as many people as possible can participate. For example they won't HAVE to use Worldwind if they have limited hardware.

My first intention was to concentrate on public participation, but as the study I posted shows, there are some powerful leveraging possibilities with "in house" use of social networking systems.

I hope that makes more sense.