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camera + gps = geotagging on flickr

PostPosted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:20 pm
by rjlhughes
Anyone done any of this?

http://flickr.com/groups/topic/34200/


fascinating way to build up pictures from all over the world.

Plus I hadn't heard of Google maps until now.....what next for them?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:29 pm
by stubbsy
Bob

Here's an interesting recent SMH article on Google Maps and what others are already using it for - like finding cheap petrol and identifying neighbourhoods where the most sex attacks occur

:shock:

Zen spots

PostPosted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:49 pm
by rjlhughes
Thanks Peter,

Maybe I could do a meditation spot map.

Geography suddenly got interesting again.


I wonder if anyone here is attaching geo spots to their pix?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:58 am
by MHD
google maps is very very cool...
Canberra is in Hires now...

Here is where I live
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-35.2795 ... &t=k&hl=en

PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:06 am
by Glen
Scott, it is pretty obvious you live where the spies are, I tried to zoom in the Sydney map and it has nowhere near the resolution of the Canberra map :wink:

PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:08 am
by MHD
yeah... I was pretty suprised by that... Canberra is in increadable detail...

go to the airport... it is pretty cool... and parly house looks cool to....

PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:13 am
by MHD

PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:20 am
by MHD

PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:24 am
by Glen
Scott, just saw your pic of the pentagon, and security guys worry about us carrying around dslr's? Someone should arrest Google if a photographer ever gets arrested.

PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:59 pm
by embi
Some of you might like this game -> Shutterspot

PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:16 pm
by Holden
If you go on google maps be prepared to lose a couple of hours :wink:

PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:11 am
by WadeM
what's next?

Google Earth of course!

earth.google.com

Seriously!

--Wade

PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:18 am
by sirhc55
I reckon, after looking at the Pentagon map, that a rocket launcher on one of the boats in the marina would just about do the job. On the other hand, one of those big spaceships from Independance Day would be better :roll:

PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 8:51 am
by rjlhughes
Thank goodness you said that,

I thought we'd never get the attention of the CIA on this site!

Let's borrow the chopper and go see what the Whitehouse looks like from the air!

Bob
8)

Years of fun

PostPosted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 9:32 pm
by rjlhughes
check this one out:


http://www.confluence.org/



it's pointered to by earth.google.com

I'm sure you'll find one near you

PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:23 pm
by leek
I've been playing with Google Earth quite a bit and highly recommend it... It is far more interactive and really brings the satellite photos to life...

You will need a fairly good PC & good broadband connection to run it and unfortunately it doesn't have a Mac (or Linux) client yet...

If you want to have some fun, download the highlights file and take a virtual flying tour of the world's best spots / sights...

mini-Leek loves the animation of it... I've finally taken her to Disneyland (cheapskate :twisted:)...

Also... If you want to have some fun with Google Maps, someone has set up a Google Sightseeing site...

Have fun...

anyone else on www.flickr.com?

PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:53 am
by rjlhughes
I've spent a little time tonight, (ok, a lot of time tonight), exploring some of the by-ways of this fascinating site.

From geotagging to podcasting descriptions of pix, to putting Australian postcodes on pix, to psychology and sex, to tips on coffee shops in Glebe, it's very 'sticky' as a site for me.

I wonder if any other members have found it as adhesive?