There are many, many awesome Google maps mashups out there. There seem to be so many out there now, and so many people are easily creating there own, for business, and personal uses.

The Virtual Video map is another one of those great Google map mashups. However, this one integrates YouTube videos.

The purpose for this creation is the advancement of distance education. It was put together for distance learning's in the fields of pedagogy (The art or profession of teaching), andragogy(an attempt to develop a theory specifically for adult learning), technology, and instructional systems.

In this instance, teachers and students can communicate by exchanging electronic files.