In this article, we'll look at some examples of nonprofits on the cutting-edge of online mapping and GIS, and how they utilize place-related data to benefit their respective communities.

在本文中，我们要来看一下一些非营利组织是如何利用最新的在线地图应用和地理信息系统、通过地理信息相关数据帮助他们各自的网络社区开展工作的。

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Not too long ago, for most of us, MapQuest was the default online mapping service.

不久之前，我们大多数人所默认使用的在线地图服务都是MapQuest。

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It has strong competitors in all the markets in which it operates: search, online advertising, mapping, software services, and so on.

因为在Google运作的任何市场中——搜索、在线广告、绘图、软件服务等等——都不乏强有力的竞争对手。

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To that end, Mr. MacKerron expects to link the information to weather reports, online mapping systems and demographics databases.

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It has been popular outside the U.S., where Google first introduced it, especially in countries where online mapping technology was not widely available.

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