Tuesday, November 28, 2006

flickr has done it again

I just discovered Flickr´s new Geotagging feature. It allows you to use the Yahoo maps interface (I assume it´s Yahoo maps, since that´s who owns the site. I haven´t used Yahoo maps with satellite images, but the interface is exactly like Google Maps.
The idea is simple - you can drag any photo you have on Flickr to the map, and the location data is included with the photo. You can also search anywhere in the world to see if anyone has tagged a photo with the location. My only problem so far is the lack of street map data for places such as New Zealand, which means I can´t place the photos exactly (and when even slightly zoomed out to get the satellite detail on Wellington, photos a few blocks apart get lumped together). But it´s still pretty cool. I´ve spent hours playing around on Google Earth and the satellite maps online. This adds an extra layer.