Cllbrtv mppng, ls knwn s ctzn mppng, s th ggrgtn f Wb mppng nd sr-gnrtd cntnt, frm grp f ndvdls r ntts, nd cn tk svrl dstnct frms. Wth th grwth f tchnlgy fr strng nd shrng mps, cllbrtv mps hv bcm cmpttrs t cmmrcl srvcs, n th cs f pnStrtMp, r cmpnnts f thm, s n Ggl Mp Mkr, Wz nd Yndx Mp dtr.
Vlntrs cllct ggrphc nfrmtn nd th ctzns/ndvdls cn b rgrdd s snsrs wthn ggrphcl nvrnmnt tht crt, ssmbl, nd dssmnt ggrphc dt prvdd vlntrly by th ndvdls. Cllbrtv mppng s spcl cs f th lrgr phnmnn knwn s crwd srcng, tht llws ctzns t b prt f cllbrtv pprch t ccmplsh gl. Th gls n cllbrtv mppng hv ggrphcl spct, .g. hvng mr ctv rl n rbn plnnng. spclly whn dt, nfrmtn, knwldg s dstrbtd n ppltn nd n ggrgtn f dt s nt vlbl, thn cllbrtv mppng cn brng bnft fr th ctzns r ctvts n cmmnty wth n -Plnng Pltfrm. xtnsns f crtcl nd prtcptry pprchs t ggrphc nfrmtn systms cmbns sftwr tls wth jnt ctvts t ccmplsh cmmnty gl. ddtnlly, th ggrgtd dt cn b sd fr Lctn-bsd srvc lk vlbl pblc trnsprt ptns t th glctn whr mbl dvc s crrntly sd (GPS-snsr). Th rlvnc fr th sr t spcfc glctn cnnt b rprsntd wth lgc vl n gnrl (rlvnt=tr/fls). Th rlvnc cn b rprsntd wth Fzzy-Lgc r Fzzy rchtctrl sptl nlyss.