Metro Mapper is a news organization dedicated to bringing your information about what is around your home, office, and neighborhood. We gather geographic-based information that has either never seen the light of day, or has never been effectively placed on map. We want you to truly know your street and neighborhood, not just your zip code and city.

Our main goal is get information out the the public free of charge. We never charge for or sell the data we collect. And you can always come to the site and search the maps and info for free. If you create a free account, you can also bookmark your searches and share the links for free. We even let you embed the maps in your website or blog for free if you have low traffic.

We hunt down, gather, and objectively present geo-spacial information on our maps, so you can make your own judgements about it and share it with anyone. Use our free tools to create your own custom searches and embedded maps.

Metro Mapper came out of the knowledge that cities and private organizations have all types of data that is not easily accessible to the public, and if it is, it's very hard or cumbersome to visualize and make sense of. We knew that we could create a service for the public to put the information on maps. Metro Mapper idea started in June of 2005, with the beta test site launching in March of 2006. We officially came out of beta in April of 2007 with a completely new code base. Since then we've been adding features, data, and services to the site based on user feedback. In November of 2007, Metro Mapper became powered by the Your Mapper Platform.

Metro Mapper currently has data for Louisville, Kentucky, and the United States, but we have a plan to expand nationally and open our toolsets to the public for user contributions, all through the Your Mapper Platform. In May 2007 we placed in the top 25 in the international NetSquared Mashup contest, allowing us to jump start this process and create a new community based mapping service for your neighborhood. We'll keep you posted!

Founder and CEO - Michael Schnuerle
Michael has over 15 years of career experience in the internet field, and has had a passion for maps ever since his first bedroom was covered in nautical wallpaper. His web background runs the gamut from programming, user interface design, graphic design, information architechture, project management, and product management. He has done web work and lived in Australia, Paris, Edinburgh, San Francisco, Lexington, and currently resides in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

Support Team
We have a great team of support people that help out on the site and with the company, on a paid or volunteer basis. They include local programmers, lawyers, business and sales folks, entrepreneurs, and site fans. Thanks to all of you who are part of the team!