In the last few years we all have witnessed the rise of the ‘user generated content’ on the net.

The revolution which was much started by the giant Wikipedia grew huge and well today the net is pretty much in the hands of users, who may not necessarily be related to any technical field.

Google maps has been a very interesting tool ever since its launch. Google had provided its API for the developers to make use of it. And now Google is set to make the maps ‘the next big user-generated thing’.

The search company released a new Google Maps feature Wednesday night that lets people create custom maps documenting anything from the neighborhood’s best bars to the world’s biggest volcanoes — supplemented by embedded notes, links, digital video and photos.

The Google Maps My Maps feature, available at maps.google.com, is the latest salvo in an intense competition among the major online mapping sites. Those sites are often closely connected to local search features, which return information about people and businesses in specific geographic areas.

The maps can be made public which enables you to share your map info with others through Google’s Map Search.

Here is the map which I made.

Happy Mapping to One and All!!