A recent article in the independent talks about the future of map creation and a movement called "open-source mapping". With the advent of smartphones and GPS people are able to create personalised maps adding locations and social layering features.
The following sites have more information/applications to create your own maps:
Mapbox http://www.mapbox.com
MapTales http://maptal.es/
CartoDB http://cartodb.com
Soundcities http://www.soundcities.com
Google Map Maker http://www.google.co.uk/mapmaker
Waze http://www.waze.com/
You can also use Digimap to create maps and extract ordnance survey data accessible via Library Search
Watch this video for a basic introduction:
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