Seen from an individual CN perspective

• Become visible as part of the global CN environment
• Share key information / story (pop up window) about the CN and the way it works
• Create an access point (through the map) to an individual CN profile page

Seen through the CN environment lense

• Visualisation of the extent of the CN movement around the world
• Identify countries/regions/localities which are 'hotspots' for CNs, and where the 'blanks' are…
• Identify where there are active meso orgs that CNs can go to for support
• Layer of different technologies used
• The spread of CNs over time (assuming time was a variable included in the mapping mechanism

So far we have tried to identify different tech options used or under development. The idea of the following section is to share pros/cons that we see for all involved technologies to create a common baseline for follow up discussions

Source: Cocomap

Pros:

• Open Source

Cons:

Source: Liberatura Map

Pros:

• Similar approach for community radios that could be drawn on
• Open Source

Cons:

• Requires a maintenance strategy

Source: MapSVG

Pros:

• Geo-located database in CSV format can be imported/exported from MapSVG allowing for independent editing of a data source on Github or similar.
• Very quick development time as MapSVG has many features well-suited to a CN map.
• Using an SVG map allows for speedy loading, lower data consumption, and local/offline use potentially. It also offers a potential layer of imprecision allowing CNs to be identified in a country without having to offer the precise geo-location.

Cons:

• Not Open Source
• Operating in WordPress is not ideal if the the goal is to have all CNs update their own information on the map. The CSV database import/export option combined with Github could mitigate this somewhat.

Source: Discourse and Location Plugin

Pros:

• Open Source

Cons:

Source: Guifinet Ninux

Pros:

• Open Source

Cons: