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# Announcing two new projects
- URL: https://werd.io/announcing-two-new-projects/
- Published: 2009-04-30T19:17:46.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-12T11:00:55.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: Consultancy, #ben-684a32da145d7d001be71dae, OutMap, Web, consultant, geographic information systems, gis, social media consultant, web consultant, #Migrated-1749693130536, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-06-11 21:52

[![Gardens?](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3462229607_ae19e44c8f_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/benwerd/3462229607/)

I've been off the radar for the past two weeks, taking some time out to develop some ideas (as well as take a week's holiday in Rome, which is a beautiful city that I highly recommend visiting).

Now, though, I'm back to work, and firing full steam ahead on two new projects:

**[OutMap](http://outmap.org/)**

OutMap is an accessible, powerful take on geographic information systems (GIS).

Let's say you want to create a map of all the free wifi hotspots in the world: you create an OutMap space, and then invite people to contribute either directly, or via a service like Twitter or Flickr. It's also sophisticated enough to be used for scientific data gathering, and we've got a scientific advisor on board who will ensure the service is relevant and useful to those users.

An initial version will be released in June, and you can [sign up on the website](http://outmap.org/) to receive an invitation once the beta program starts (as well as to be notified when the site is available for general registration).

**[Ben Werdmuller Consulting](http://benwerd.com/consultancy/)**

I now provide [Web consulting services](http://benwerd.com/consultancy/). As well as an inside knowledge of the Web, social media and the industry, I've got the technical, business and organizational knowledge necessary to turn a project idea into a reality. I'm excited about working with companies and organizations who want to be at the cutting edge of the user-generated Web.

I'll be talking more about where I'm headed over the year; some of you who were at BarCamp Oxford will note that there's another, third project I'm conspicuously not mentioning here. More on that later on.