Lab #3: Neogeography

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Neography is a great tool to allow anyone to work their way through a new city. It allows for anyone to show their favorite areas to eat, drink, look at a view, or enjoy simple pleasures. It is a customized outlook for a person to demonstrate what they want others to see specifically. It can act as itinerary for business, tour guide for tourists, to do list for residents, etc. Furthermore, it is a great tool that is easily accessible for anyone to use.

While there are numerous advantages and benefits to Neogeography, there are some pitfalls and consequences. Some pitfalls of setting up this map for people to see can be frustrating at first, especially when one doesn't know how to work the new tools. After some practice though, it is easy to catch on. Another pitfall is that while this device is useful, it doesn't allow for people to explore through a city like in the old days. Therefore, people become somewhat on technology, and this makes a city at some times more impersonal to people.