Group mapping: Mindworld

Douwe Osinga's Mindworld is an experiment in group mapping.

I have always liked maps and drawn them when bored. It is very noticeable that maps drawn by people from different locations look rather different. This project tries to visualize these differences. The map above should look as much possible like a map of the world. Please check the red pixel above and use the form below to decide whether it should be water of land.

Not surprising that the group-think orients the map with the Americas on the left; interesting though how vaguely Australia and Asia are mapped. Its slightly vertically-squashed projection seems to be a subtle comment on the inaccuracies in the familiar Mercator projection. And clearly the Buckminster Fullerites haven't visited in force yet. But, as Coherence Engine points out, this is software that enables a group to find consensus pretty quickly, but that once the majority consensus is set, it's hard to shift.
[via Coherence Engine]