
About company
MetaMaps is a free and open source web platform enabling individuals and communities to build and visualize their shared knowledge and unlock their collective intelligence. This web platform is built for change makers, innovators, educators, and students. It creates tools to help connect people, resources, and ideas with additional detail. The platform is evolving for a range of applications among a growing network of designers, developers, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and artists. It is created and maintained by a distributed, nomadic community comprised of technologists, artists, and storytellers. Founded by [Ishan Shapiro](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/ishan-shapiro), MetaMaps was launched in 2012 and is based between San Francisco, Waterloo, Ontario, and Canada.