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It's an editable collaborative mapping project that aim to document all geographical objects in the world. I've identified some projects, which were unmapped in Google Map, by using this website.

This is a very interesting project. There was a presentation at UM 10 days ago by one of the creators, Todd Presner.

For NYC and Berlin group this can be quite useful because it provides rich historic maps during 1940s and 1970s. May help you identify the project.

Here has some maps for the whole world.

Hi! This website seems to give access to GIS-like data for Berlin. You can chose between two different viewers to have access, "light" or normal (the first option). Just play around!

Here you can download a set of fascinating figure grounds of Berlin, starting in 1940. Due to the war and the reunification, the differences between the plans are impressive...

OSM files for more than 200 cities and regions world wide, including Chicago, Newyork and Berlin

This website has some housing information in English

Transformation of an apartment building, Saint-Nazaire, La ChesnaieHousing transformation, Saint-Nazaire, La Chesnaie place / location: Saint-Nazaire, France> show on map The block of 3 rue Gorse is apart of a highrise estate, Chesnaie, characteristic of the urban planning of the 70s, based on the massive development of modern housing in the context of Providing for all apartments and an optimistic vision of the future.