*As part of the [Grassroots Mapping Curriculum](/wiki/mapping-curriculum) series.*

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1) MapMill
 [About MapMill](/wiki/mapmill)
2) MapKnitter map project creation
 [About MapKnitter](/wiki/mapknitter)
3) Map making with Knitter, adding local images, mapmill images
4) Export
5) Publish in the Public Laboratory archive.
- "Want to make a point with your map? Change peoples' minds, challenge the public's attitude about a place? Contact PLOTS staff to have your map featured in the PLOTS Archive."

##PLOTS Map Toolkit 1.0##

Release date: Sept 30 
 [MapKnitter at GitHub](github.com/jywarren/mapknitter/issues)

##PLOTS Map Toolkit 2.0##

Release date? 2012

* x/y coordinate notes inside of maps
* smartphone app? 

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Mapmill.org 
currently in development: 
wish list: https://github.com/jywarren/mapmill/issues
- exif data 
- sort by time, sort by rank
 -connection to /raw datasets for each map in the archive, upload once and done.

Knitter
currently in development: masking
wish list: https://github.com/jywarren/cartagen/issues
- rotate only, apart from rescale only
- activity notification (split second feedback, letting user know to wait for tool to complete current task)

Archive
currently in development:
wish list: connection to knitter, but how? export to archive?