flickr.com (the famous
photo-sharing site) has a new site called
http://www.flickrmap.com/. This idea is awesome and I really
think that it’s another step towards human society’s predictable
realization that we, lake link
, are all the same and that we all come from
the same place. On a map of the Earth anyone and everyone can
post photos in a specific place (E.G. town) so that others can
have a look at what happens in that area, lake link
, .

Some of the pictures
are simply geographical, whereas others take a more personal
approach, giving us insight into what life is like in that town,
city, or village.

When you go to the site you will be presented with a map of our
world. Wherever there have been photos taken a small black spot
sits waiting to be clicked on by your mouse. Say you see a spot
in Brazil, run over it (with your mouse, not your car) and a
small image will show up with a name, date and location.

If you
click on it you will then get to see the photo up close, and
more specific information about what it is of, who took it, and
the exact location of where it was taken. The funky thing is
that underneath the picture is a bunch of other, lake link
, smaller photos
that, lake link
, come from the nearby area. Each photo has all of the
information described above but will also tell you the exact
distance in kilometers from the original photo.

It’s pretty cool
in areas where several people have posted shots as you can get
quite a good impression of what life and nature is like
somewhere you’ve never been. I imagine that once the
database/map gets more photos on it, you will be able, lake link
, to click
on just about anywhere in the world and get to see a mass of
images from that area. You can zoom in and out on the map so
that you’re only seeing Europe, and you can also click and drag
to take a close-up look at a very small region.

Another great
aspect of the site is that you can go to the link ‘See this
photo at Flickr’ and, lake link
, check out the whole photo album taken by
that specific photographer. You can then watch their photo
collection as a slideshow, post comments about their pictures
(create, lake link
, a community),, lake link
, or download any pictures that you like.
Seeing one human being’s album of 800+ photos (I’m sure some
people have more) can tell you a lot about a place or a person.

You can pay 5.00$ a year and put a Flash-based world map on your
own website, lake link
, . Flickrmap will then automatically search your
photos at www.flickr.com for location information and plot the
photos on your own map. All you have to do is tag your pictures
with a city and a country name. City, road, lake and region
details are there too. As Flickrmap is Flash-based you are able
to move much faster than Google Maps when going from one
location to another, especially when there have been a large
amount of locations and photos downloaded onto the map.

There
are also a number of new features under development like
animated route lines showing your journeys around the world, and
slide shows of all the photos from a particular location.

When you think about it, the ramifications of this site have
many possibilities. Say you’re going to travel around the world,
or are going on a trip to a certain country. By looking at
people’s photos (both travelers and those who call the
destination ‘home’) you could plan your vacation around the
photos that, lake link
, you think are the coolest.

Tag your photos and put
them on the world map. I would like to see what people in Alaska
do in their spare time, not to mention a few pictures of bears
catching salmon in the spawning season. It might just inspire me
to come your way. Maybe we could get together for a cup of tea?

Source: articleage.com