Different froms of maps are appearing. They allow independent travelers to get local knowledge of places they are visiting, from the official to the unusual. Meanwhile hi-tech developments are creating new ways for us to map the wold.Here is one of our favorites: Green Maps allows people to share with the world their knowledge of environment-friendlyh places and attraction in the local areas. Users addinformation with a set of icons, making it easy to read any map. At present there are over500 ma projects being developed in 54 countries. Green Maps' advertised idea is " Think Glogal, Map Local". It is a wonderful way of gaining all sorts of information of a place, from community gardens to good places of bird watching. Green Maps is not pecifically intended for travelers. Not all of its maps are online, so it may be necessary for some users to communicate with producers through the Green Maps website.